THE HARVEST IS NOW
Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest (John 4:35).
The Lord Jesus corrected a mindset in His disciples that still persists in some people today—the idea that the harvest is in the future. But the harvest is now. The fields are ripe for harvest. Ponder again the words of the Master; He said, “Lift up your eyes…the fields are already white!” In other words, the time to act is now.
There are people all around you who are ready to receive the Gospel. They may not look it. They may not act like it. But in their hearts, they’re searching, yearning, and waiting for God’s truth. It reminds of what the Bible says in Romans 8:19, “For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.”
You’re the one they’re waiting for to bring them into the liberty of the sons of God. You’re the one to deliver them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God (Acts 26:18). Don’t assume people aren’t interested in the Gospel; many are simply waiting for someone to expound it to them. That someone is you. They’re waiting to see, hear, and experience the love, grace and compassion of Christ through you.
When you lift your eyes with the Spirit’s insight, you’ll see opportunities in your school, office, family, community, city, town, village, and even online to spread the message of the Gospel and impact many lives with the love of Christ. The harvest is right where you are. So, be available, be sensitive. The harvest isn’t only ripe, it’s urgent, and the time to reap is now!
PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for opening my eyes to see the harvest around me. I respond with love, faith, boldness and compassion to this challenge of the harvest, taking my place as a faithful labourer in your field, bringing many to salvation, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Matthew 9:37-38, Acts 8:29-31, Acts 26:16-18
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Revelation 3:7-22, Hosea 7-10
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: John 19:23-37, 2 Chronicles 23-24
