We All Need to Get a Job!

SCRIPTURE
Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. He said to his disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.” Matthew 9:35-38

OBSERVATION
Jesus was looking at all of the people who needed help and direction. They needed someone to lead them and care for them like a shepherd for his sheep. He had compassion not because of the needs they had, but because he knew the workers to meet those needs would be few. I have heard it said that 20% of the people in the church do 80% of the work. Can you imagine what the Church would be able to accomplish if everyone recognized the needs in people's lives and then did what was necessary to meet those needs? In verse 38, he gives us the solution, ask the Lord of the Harvest for more workers in the fields.

APPLICATION
Opportunities to serve others present themselves every day, whether it is the Children's ministry, ushering, the WOW Jam, or praying for a co-worker, the opportunities are endless. The first step is to recognize the people around you that need the touch of the Lord and the second step is to ask God to reveal how we should respond. We also need to be obedient and willing to serve where God directs us.

PRAYER
God, each day people go untouched because the need far outweighs the supply of help. Send workers into the field to prepare the land and harvest the crop.

John Doyel
Worship Department
Tenor/Choir Director