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BELIEVING For A HARVEST
by David Wilkerson
"When [Jesus] saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion
for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep
having no shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, `The harvest
truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord
of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvestī" (Matthew 9:36-38).
Do Jesusī words about a ripe harvest apply today? Where do we
see evidence that fields are white and ready to be harvested? Is
there a cry for holiness in this generation? With few exceptions,
these things arenīt happening. Yet, none of these things moved
Jesus in his time. Rather, he was moved by the sad conditions
he saw on every side. Everywhere he looked, people were
overwhelmed with distress. In fact, when he gazed out over
Jerusalem, he wept over the hardness and spiritual blindness
he saw (see Luke 19:41). Here were people headed for judgment,
with no peace, only fear and depression.
Jesus actually gives us a picture of what the last days will look
like. "There will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars;
and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity ... menīs
hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things
which are coming on the earth" (Luke 21:25-26). In short, Jesus
is describing here the most anxious, depressed, stressed-out
generation of all time.
Are his prophecies happening even now, before our eyes? This
generation is full of anxiety and worry. I hear Jesusīs words:
"The fields are white. The harvest is plentiful." He is telling his
church, "People are ready to hear. This is the time to believe
for a harvest, a time for you to start reaping!"
Christ is the Lord of the harvest and he is saying to us, "Stop
focusing on the difficulties around you and, instead, raise your
eyes and see that the harvest is ready." As laborers, we are
the instruments of harvest in the Lordīs hand. God is looking
for those who will stand before the world and proclaim, "God
is with me! Satan canīt stop me. Just look at my life. I am
more than a conqueror through Christ, who lives in me!"
by David Wilkerson
"When [Jesus] saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion
for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep
having no shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, `The harvest
truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord
of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvestī" (Matthew 9:36-38).
Do Jesusī words about a ripe harvest apply today? Where do we
see evidence that fields are white and ready to be harvested? Is
there a cry for holiness in this generation? With few exceptions,
these things arenīt happening. Yet, none of these things moved
Jesus in his time. Rather, he was moved by the sad conditions
he saw on every side. Everywhere he looked, people were
overwhelmed with distress. In fact, when he gazed out over
Jerusalem, he wept over the hardness and spiritual blindness
he saw (see Luke 19:41). Here were people headed for judgment,
with no peace, only fear and depression.
Jesus actually gives us a picture of what the last days will look
like. "There will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars;
and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity ... menīs
hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things
which are coming on the earth" (Luke 21:25-26). In short, Jesus
is describing here the most anxious, depressed, stressed-out
generation of all time.
Are his prophecies happening even now, before our eyes? This
generation is full of anxiety and worry. I hear Jesusīs words:
"The fields are white. The harvest is plentiful." He is telling his
church, "People are ready to hear. This is the time to believe
for a harvest, a time for you to start reaping!"
Christ is the Lord of the harvest and he is saying to us, "Stop
focusing on the difficulties around you and, instead, raise your
eyes and see that the harvest is ready." As laborers, we are
the instruments of harvest in the Lordīs hand. God is looking
for those who will stand before the world and proclaim, "God
is with me! Satan canīt stop me. Just look at my life. I am
more than a conqueror through Christ, who lives in me!"