This week's newsletter from Karen

“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Luke 10:2, NIV

My Bible reading included this verse within the passage of Luke 10 where Jesus was sending out 72 ambassadors to heal the sick and let the people know that the kingdom of God was near.

With the events over the last few days, do you ever wonder if the kingdom of God gets nearer and nearer all the time? Do you think the harvest is plentiful today? Do you think there are many that do not know the love, redemption, and grace God has to offer? Do you think there are enough workers to reach those that need to hear about God’s love, redemption, and grace? What are we to do?

I’m reminded of an old Steve Green song where one verse with chorus reads…

We are called to take His light
To a world where wrong seems right.
What could be too great a cost
For sharing Life with one who's lost?

People need the Lord, people need the Lord
At the end of broken dreams, He's the open door
People need the Lord, people need the Lord
When will we realize people need the Lord?

My prayer is that believers awaken to the realization that it’s time to get involved in the harvest in the way God has equipped them. Does that mean you? Probably.

Pray today that God will open your eyes to the place He has created for you to serve, whether it be in children’s ministry, student ministry, small group leadership, community outreach, or some other possibility.

Right now, the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.