READY FOR HARVEST

 

READY FOR HARVEST

John 4:34-35 Then Jesus explained: "My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work. Do you think the work of harvesting will not begin until the summer ends four months from now? Look around you! Vast fields are ripening all around us and are ready now for the harvest." NLT

What feeds your soul? What do you crave for more than anything else in life? For Jesus, it was to do the will of God and to finish the work God had given Him to do. Each of us is here for a reason. God has made you the way you are because He knows that He can best use you the way you are. No one else can be used by Him in quite the same way you can be. He has equipped you and given you opportunity to serve Him. Do you know what God's will is for your life?

The will of God for all of us is to first love Him with all of our capacity to love and then to love others in the same way we love ourselves. God's desire is that we would be engaged in Him and in the lives of those around us. We may be called upon to do it differently, but we are all to do it. Are you doing it?

Are you determined to finish the work God has given you to do? Jesus knew exactly what He came to do and He would let nothing keep Him from doing it. Serving the Lord is a lifetime endeavor. There is no vacation from our engagements. We cannot wait for some other more convenient time of our lives to give ourselves over to Him. The need for our service is NOW. The opportunity to make a difference in the world for eternity is now. The harvest field is plentiful and ready for the harvesting. There are plenty of people who need your engagement, people who are ready to receive Jesus into their lives. Will some of them fall by the wayside, rot, and go to hell because of you not being ready or willing to go into the harvest field?