Look at The Fields!

There are numerous verses in the Bible which refer to a time of harvest. And although barley and grape harvests are also spoken of, the crop that is usually mentioned the most is the wheat harvest.

We first hear about this in the Gospels.

"Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest." - John 4:35

Jesus also spoke of a need for workers saying, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few." - Luke 10:2. Why such a need?

The problem is us. And Satan.

There is a saying in the church that "80% of the work is done by 20% of the people." I think that is true.

There also seems to be a lack of hikers on the way to The Promised Land. Jesus told us about that shortage in the Book of Matthew.

"But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." - Matthew 7:14

The road is narrow because there is no need for it to be wider, due to the small number of travelers.

Why so few?

Like I said, the problem is us. And Satan. He is very good at what he does. Distraction, procrastination, pride, self. And we are very bad at repentance and obedience. We can see an example of this in Matthew.

"Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 19:23

Then, in verse 25, the disciples asked, "Who then can be saved?"

Good question.

Jesus then goes on to give the reason that so few will enter The Kingdom of Heaven.

“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” - Matthew 19:26

So, the problem is us. We need to have God. We need to spiritually "sell all we have" and surrender to God in our inability to accomplish salvation on our own.

This cannot be accomplished by our volunteering more at church or in the community. It is accomplished in our hearts. We must be willing to give Jesus everything. EVERYTHING.

Easy to say. Hard to do.

We done HAVE TO go to church. It should be our desire to do so. Same with serving others. It should be in our nature to do so, not forcibly given. That's why God tells us that, "I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings." - Hosea 6:6

The workers are few and harvest time is approaching. Time to get to work!

I Surrender All - Robin Mark