21 Days of Prayer and Fasting: DeeperSample

Harvesting Is Hard Work!

Key Verse: He said to his disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.” - Matthew 9:37-38

In agricultural settings, harvest time is exciting but it also means hard work.

There is usually a short window of time to gather in the harvest. Crops that are not harvested can fall to the ground and be wasted. More farm workers are usually employed during harvest just to avoid such wastage.

Jesus made this observation: “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields” (Matthew 9:37,38). Let’s do just that today. Let’s pray to the Lord of the harvest to send more workers.

Simon and his friends had to put aside their past disappointments, sense of failure and tiredness to prepare their own hearts for another catch.

They may have been frustrated at not catching anything the previous night and were probably weary from being sleep deprived. Yet they readied themselves and their nets for a future catch - and what a great catch they had (Luke 5:2-6)! Likewise, let us put aside past failures and disappointments and ask God today for a fresh wave of harvest where we’re at.

Psalm 126:5 promises that those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy.

My grandmother prayed fervently and with tears for the salvation of her family. Though when she went home to be with the Lord, no one in the family was saved. Today, most of my family members are saved and serving the Lord! Her prayers and tears did not go to waste.

Continue to invest time in preparation and engaging in the work of the harvest. Surely our labour in the Lord is not in vain!

Response

• Today, let us ask God for His strength to continue sowing the seeds of Good News, even when it is difficult.
• Believe God for the salvation of your loved ones, pray for them & ask God for breakthroughs.