Day 81 "Crops left unharvested only rot and die; out of the seats and into the streets."

Day 81

Matthew 9:37-38 Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest truly is plentiful but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest."

Jesus has been going from town to town spreading the gospel, healing the sick, delivering the captives, and yet what He sees are people without spiritual leaders to guide them. The religious leaders of the day have rejected His message and have purposed in their hearts to destroy Him. Their focus is no longer on the people, they have lost their compassion for them; it is all overshadowed by their deep hatred for this man Jesus. The religious leaders of the day had become so focused upon discounting the message of Jesus that they could no longer see the needs of the people or the miraculous works being done in their midst. They now have scales upon their eyes.

In recent years, the Lord has blessed me with many opportunities to minister all over California, and recently, doors have been opened all over the United States. Quite honestly, I am a little confounded by the incredible response to our message. The message the Lord has placed upon my heart is not original and lacks any technological flare, and it is so simple I often feel amazed at peoples’ response. You see, the message is the gospel! All we do is deliver the message of Christ and allow people to respond to what God is stirring in their hearts. A simple fact is that when God is present, the human body cannot help but have a response. Whether it be emotional as a result of guilt or unconfessed sin, or first-time recognition of sin, the human body will always respond to the presence of God in some way. Therefore, when people are prompted by the Spirit to respond, we simply allow them to do so and we pray with them. Then, we plug them into a local Church. The End.

Now, before your mind goes running off and you have visions of people jumping around and acting chaotic, swinging snakes, and freaking out as the result of God's presence, let me assure you–this is not the case. I'm talking about an emotionally overwhelming response that causes people to want to be purified and consecrated before a Holy God. They need a touch from Jesus, and all we are doing is offering them an opportunity. We are seeing people transformed, lives being changed, physical and mental healings, and so much more taking place as the result of an encounter with a Holy God. What is so unusual about that? The unusual part is that it has become so rare, and we are being looked at as people doing this new and wonderful thing when, in reality, there is nothing new about it. We are simply obeying the Word of the Lord and reacting to His leading by getting up and following Him. You see, "The harvest truly is plentiful but the laborers are few." The only thing needed for people to see Jesus, to receive His touch, to be transformed into His image, are people to show them what it means to be transformed, changed, healed, and delivered. We don't need a new revelation in Christ; we simply need to show all mankind the power of the revelation of Christ, the Son of the living God, and the power of His resurrection and blood. What the Lord needs are people without scales, people of compassion willing to be stretched and used for His glory. He'll do the work; He just needs you to be willing, are you?

Daily Prayer: Father, if I have scales over my eyes, I ask you to remove them. I ask you, Lord, to show me the need and give me the grace to do my part to harvest your crop. In Jesus’ name I ask these things, Amen.

"Crops left unharvested only rot and die; out of the seats and into the streets."

Pastor Gene Burroughs