The Harvest is Plentiful

“Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.” Matthew 9:37

It was 1985 in Dallas, Texas, Jerome Moody was at a party with friends and 100 life guards.They were there to celebrate NO drownings in 1985! At the end of the party, they found Jerome at the bottom of the pool, he had drowned! Even worse he did it in the presence of 100 life guards!

You and I today, live in a state of 38 million people who are drowning in sin, slavery and sadness. Even worse they are dying in the presence of ministers and members who are called, commissioned and challenged - to keep them from drowning in sin.

In California, according to the North American Mission Board, 58% of the population are unclaimed by any religious group. That’s 22,040,00 people, or the 42% that are claimed by some religious group, only 13 % would be evangelical. Which means 36,060,000 people in California alone, are in need of Jesus.

We are given a basic truth here, the harvest is plentiful, the laborers are few! But the problem has never been the harvest, but those willing to reap it. In this passage you see Jesus - serving verse 35, sympathizing, verse 36-37, and sending, verse 38.

The question for all of us to answer is, are we part of the problem or the solution? Jesus came to seek and to save, are we doing the same? Why not right now, ask God to give you an opportunity to share Jesus today.