9/14/2023 0 Comments It time to harvest meaning![]() Heal the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house!’ And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and greet no one on the road. Go your way behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. If you have a moment, read Luke 10:1-12: After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. In looking at the workers Jesus is sending out, a lot more than sharing words with others seems to be going on. While God certainly uses those things to reach people, is this what Jesus meant? Is that what he intended when he sent out his disciples in this passage? However, I wonder if this is all Jesus had in mind. Rather, it was all the words around this well-known verse.įor anyone who has had regular exposure to Scripture and Christian teaching, it is very likely that images of missionaries going out and proclaiming the gospel, passing out tracts, and street-corner evangelism come to mind when reading Luke 10:2. ![]() This morning, I came across the passage in Luke 10:2 which says, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.” It was not so much the sentence itself that caused me to stop and think. In general, many of us are enjoying the fruits of our own or others’ labors. Pumpkin patches are full of children picking just the right pumpkin. I baked an apple pie last weekend with apples picked from my friend’s apple trees. It’s Fall in North America and elsewhere-a time of harvest. ![]()
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