God, Is Hiring!
Thursday's Devotion (7-24-03)
"And Jesus went about all
the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel
of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because
they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith
he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are
few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth
labourers into his harvest." Matthew 9:35-38 (KJV)
We're living in a
world, with plenty of sheep with no Shepard. The Sheep in this case would be the
people, out in the world and they have no Shepard because they don't have Jesus.
There's plenty of harvest, but the laborers are few. So many crops (People) to
gather unto to the Lord, but so few workers to do it. It's harvest time and we
need to start being a light for the Lord and start saving some souls. We need to
get the Gospel, out there to the multitudes, but there aren't enough of us. If
you're a Christian and you don't do any work for the Lord, you need to start.
Faith without works is dead, read the devotion, "Put
Your Faith, To Work!" Everyone has a different job in the body of
Christ, my job right now is writing. I'm not a good people person, meaning I
can't stand up on a stage and talk to several people. I'm a shy person, but I
found my way of ministering. I minister through poetry and through this website.
Maybe my way, will change one day, but I'm happy where I'm at. My point is this:
Whoever you are God, has a job for you! God, is hiring full time employees!
Maybe your job is to just shine and be a light. Maybe the job waiting for you,
is to stand up and preach the gospel or it could be something that seems very
small to you, but not to God. Sometimes we're not happy with our works, we think
they're too small. However every work is needed just as much as the others. It's
called, "Balance" If everyone worked as a software developer, who would work at
the other jobs? Who would open the grocery store, so the software developers
could eat? Everyone and every job is needed, so don't think of the job God,
gives you as a worthless one. We were all unsaved sinners at one time and now
the only difference is we're saved and we're slowly changing, into the image of
Christ. However, it's our job not to keep our mouth's shut about the Gospel.
It's our job to either send people to minister with our money, minister to
others ourselves or both. Also, to be able to minister to others you must first
be ministered to, by reading your Bible daily. We're living in the worse times
ever and people need Jesus, as they always did. We can't hide it from the
people, we must get the Gospel out anyway we can! We owe it to the one who gives
us salvation (Jesus Christ)! He died on a cross for the sins of the world, would
it be right to keep that from others? Would it be right to keep His pain and
suffering from benefiting everyone as much as He wanted it to? Not only do we
need to do works for Christ, but we need to pray for more workers. We need to
pray for the world, to meet Jesus. Because He died for the whole world!
Prayer: Dear Father, we want to thank you, for your salvation through your Son
and for everything! We also, pray that you will send forth more laborers, into
your harvest. also we pray for the world, come to know the one who died for them
and their sins. Help us to make a difference and help us find the work, you want
us to do for you! In Jesus, name. A-men!
Remember, "God, Is Hiring!" Apply for your position today, through prayer!
God bless!
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