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Do You Want to be a Worker for the Lord?
“And he said to them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore, pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go your way’” Luke 10:2-3.
If we were honest, many would sing, “I want to be a worker for the Lord (as long as it’s not too hard and fits into my schedule); I want to love and trust His holy word (for an hour on Sunday) ….” We think of so many excuses to not work for God. How can we not “go” as Jesus told us to do (Matthew 28:18-20)? How often have you sat in the shade with a cold drink while seeing the few sweating in the harvest field? Oh, you’ve prayed earnestly that the Lord of the harvest would send more workers, all the while complaining to those out in the sun about how hot it is. I’m too … old, busy, tired, or sore, you cry out! I don’t know enough. Perhaps the song should go, “I want to sit in pews for the Lord …” while the harvest grows overripe and never gets to the Master’s barn. But, Jesus tells us to do more than pray. Praying is just where we start. Then you are sent to “go your way.” It may be only to give a thirsty man water (25:31-40), but you may have more to offer.
Do you want to be a worker for the Lord?
