Matt 9: 36 “…He was moved with compassion for them…”
Jesus looked across the land and saw the faces of hurting people. He looked beyond the facial expressions and saw the pain in each individual’s heart. He who desires to gather His own and draw them close is moved with love for the lost. As a follower of Christ and one who lives “in the Vine”, Christ wants us also to reach out to those who are hurting and need someone to love them. We get so busy with life and the cares that surround us that we forget that there is a world that needs a Savior. It is not that we don’t care, but the call of Christ to go out into the harvest is often pushed aside for more pressing matters. Life is full of priorities, and we do what we think is most important to us. Not everyone is called to full-time ministry as a laborer to harvest, but each one of us has a calling to fulfill. He calls us all in some way to find a way to reach out to people in need, to those who have not heard that Jesus came to bring peace to the heart. In a world of mass communication, many have heard the claims of Christ, but we are His arms and hands that He uses to minister in a special way. God does not need us, but He chooses and desires to use us in the field of harvest. May we be willing to open our eyes to the harvest and be moved into action, to put aside what we are doing and take time to labor for Him.
-Jerry Esparza (Living in the Vine-Feb 2024)
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