Matthew 9

Another awesome chapter in Matthew.  Please, take time to read it because it's better than what you'll find in this blog.

I want to look at three verses from this power-packed chapter, verses 36, 37 and 38.

"When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.  Then he said to his disciples, 'The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.  Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field."

This is an awesome responsibility Jesus has handed us.  This responsibility is three-fold.

First, Jesus expects us to see the world with His eyes.  Yes, like the Brandon Heath song (the youtube link is at the bottom).  Jesus sees the crowd and has compassion on them.  Not because they have disease or are blind, but because they are lost.  They are like sheep without a shepherd.  Jesus saw their need and was moved by it.

Do you see God's children like He does?  My friend Harold told me of a non-Christian who didn't believe in Jesus because he reasoned if it was all true Christians would crawl on their hands and knees over mountains to share the Gospel.  He didn't see Christians doing this.  Wow.  To see with His eyes means to realize that sharing the Good News, with actions or words, is not a life or death situation but an eternal life or death situation.

Secondly, we need to find our section of the field to work.  We wont all tend to the same section of the harvest, but we should all be workers since 'the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few'.  What is your section?  Seriously check yourself.  What section is yours?  If you have one, great.  If not, get in there and take part in the harvest.

Thirdly, 'Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field'.  Pray.  Do it today, pray that God sends out more workers.  Pray for the strength of youth ministers, missionaries, pastors, school teachers, coaches, factory workers, etc.  Pray that God employs you and many others in His harvest field.

So see the world with His eyes, get involved with the harvest, and pray for more workers today.



Brandon Heath's Give Me Your Eyes.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5AkNqLuVgY