Wednesday November 23, 2011

Read Matthew 10:1-4

 

Praying is a dangerous business. Someone once gave me helpful advice  - If you don’t want it, don’t pray about it.  I know a person who prayed that she would know who the really poor and destitute of her suburb really are. The next morning a homeless widow and her daughter knocked on the door and asked for assistance.  If we are praying for God to send out workers into His harvest field we need to be ready for God to do amazing and unexpected things.

 

To help you understand the context of what’s happening read Matthew 9:35-10:4 again.  Jesus has been preaching the kingdom of God and has been healing people as a sign or symbol of the good news of the Kingdom of God. He’s told the disciples that the harvest is plentiful and He has instructed them to pray that God would send labourers into the harvest field.

 

Now in Chapter 10 we see a list of Apostles. But when this scene actually happened, there was no chapter break. The disciples would have heard Jesus speak about praying for labourers and  then He would have sent them out into the harvest field.

 

What just happened?  The disciples were encouraged to pray and God answered the prayer by sending them into the harvest field.

 

When we pray for God to send out workers into the harvest field we need to be ready for God to do amazing and unexpected things - He may send us into the field! The prayer may quickly become the answer to the prayer.

 

But notice something very unusual in Matthew 9:38 When we pray, we are to ask God to send workers into His harvest field. It’s His field. God may send us or other workers where we least expect. His field may be somewhere other than where we thought it was. God may have plans that we could never have dreamt of.

 

As you pray, be prepared. God may be preparing you for His harvest field!

 

Prayer:-

à Praise God for the Kings Kids Presentation this Sonday morning and for the children who will be participating.

 

à Ask God to give all the leaders and helpers His patience  as they lead the kids through this morning.