THE HARVEST TRULY IS PLENTIFUL
BUT THE LABOURERS ARE FEW
By Pastor Max
Solbrekken, D.D.
“The harvest truly is plentiful, but the labourers are few; Pray ye
therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He will send forth labourers into His
harvest.” (Matt. 9: 37, 38)
This is
an urgent call for Prayer from the Lord of the Harvest. Jesus Christ, the greatest Missionary ever
to walk on this ‘Terra firma’ saw the multitudes as sheep having no
shepherd. He had compassion toward them and preached the Gospel. And He
healed all the sick and diseased among them! (Matt. 9: 35, 36)
Our
Saviour went to the cities and villages. He didn’t only go where there were
large crowds. He declared the Good News of the Kingdom of God
The
Lord was moved with COMPASSION when He saw the great needs among the multitudes
of hurting people. He recognized the need for pastors who would love the people
and minister to them as He did. He stressed the importance of gathering in the
harvest of precious souls for His Kingdom!
THE HARVEST OF THE FIELD IS HUGE! There is much work yet undone but the
labourers are few. It is sad that so few have a burden to help their fellowman
with such a “great salvation”.
(Heb.2: 3). There are many job opportunities. Jesus Christ is hiring and
the wages are good! (John 4:36)
The greatest need is for
determined, sincere and fervent prayer. He calls for INTERCESSORS. If we pray, He will call labourers and send
them into His Harvest. We have Jesus’ promise and His Word is true and
cannot fail! He declared: “Heaven and earth shall pass away; but My words shall
not pass away.” (Mark 13: 31)
JESUS IS RETURNING
TO GET HIS INHERITANCE!
Here is a most
significant promise made by our Heavenly Father to Messiah Jesus: “Yet have
I set My King upon My holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: the Lord
said unto Me, Thou art My Son; this day have I begotten Thee. Ask of Me and I
shall give Thee the heathen for Thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of
the earth for Thy possession.” (Psalms 2: 6- 8)
Almighty
God promised to give His Son the heathen for His inheritance. To fulfill that
promise, Jesus Christ was incarnated and took upon Himself human flesh in order
to suffer, bleed and die for the redemption of the human race and to rise again
in power and great glory!
After 3 ½
years of preaching and healing the sick, casting out demons and bringing
deliverance and salvation to multitudes, He was crucified on a “the cross of shame” to satisfy the
demands of divine justice. On the third day, Jesus Christ rose from the
dead, thereby defeating sin, death, hell and Satan!
Before He ascended to Heaven to
sit on His Father’s right hand, our Risen and Glorified Lord gave the Church, the
‘Great
Commission’ to reach lost souls for His
Kingdom, whereby He will receive the heathen as His inheritance. What an
awesome responsibility. We hold the KEY to that prayer being answered!
JESUS
said: “Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He
that believeth and is baptized shall be saved. He that believeth not shall be
damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe… they shall lay hands on
the sick and they shall recover.” (Mark 16: 15-20; Matt.28:18-20)
WHAT AN AWESOME RESPONSIBILTY
GOD HAS LAID UPON THE CHURCH!
Jesus confirmed
the importance of His Ministry, which we have been called to continue in His
absence. He commands us to be filled with the Holy Spirit and to take His miracle-working
Gospel, His never-changing Word, His supernatural Power and His incomparable,
life-giving Name throughout the entire world spreading love, joy, peace and
divine healing!
He
stated: “Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest?
Behold I say unto you, Lift up your eyes and look on the fields; for they are
white already to harvest. And he that reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit
unto life eternal: that both he that sows and he that reaps may rejoice
together.” (John 4:35, 36)
FIVE
THINGS WE MUST DO TO FULFILL THE FATHER’S PROMISE: 1. Pray for labourers; 2. Ask God
to give us love for all believers; 3. Open
our eyes to see the whitened harvest fields; 4. Receive
the Blessed Holy Spirit and His leading in our lives; 5. Carry Christ’s
glorious gospel everywhere possible and in the power of His Name deliver lost
humanity! By
God’s grace we will do it for His honour and glory! Amen.
Dear Friend in
Christ: Please pray daily for a genuine revival to
strike the hearts and lives of those who know Him as Lord and Saviour and then
to touch the lives of those who know Him not! Write me with your promise to
pray and seek God for His blessings upon us as we labour for Him in this
End-Time Hour! – Pastor Max Solbrekken
