Great Harvest

36When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."
-Matthew 9:36-38

There was a disturbance in the force as I read these words. Sheep without a shepherd. Compassion. Harassed and helpless. He saw the crowds. And then He said to his followers, "The harvest is plentiful...Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest field." I found notes from a message by Jamie Miller some four years ago. In his message he asked, "Are you willing to pray this prayer today? And more importantly, are you willing to be the answer to your prayer?" (Thanks, Jamie)

But here's the thing: Is the harvest truly plentiful? It was in Jesus' day, no doubt, but today? Probably not, if it's just a harvest field. But it's the Lord's harvest field. He said it's huge. And he wants workers to go out into it. If there's something that we ought to be praying, we must pray that the Lord of the harvest will send out workers into his harvest field. There are thousands of young adults around me. Pray that I would see people like Jesus does. The Harvest is more plentiful now than ever before.