THE HARVEST TRULY IS GREAT, SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi
Luke 10:2 “Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.” KJV
                 The word 'labourers' is the Greek word ‘ergates’ which means, a toiler, a teacher. It is seems quite illogical to be asked to pray for the salvation of souls: it gives the impression that God isn't really passionate about humanity, if He did, we shouldn’t be asked to pray for the salvation of souls. However, when viewed in the context of the meaning of the word 'labour' , we get a better understanding of what He means by asking us to pray. The word pray is the Greek word ‘deomai’ which means: to beg as binding oneself in a petition, make request. God wants us to make a commitment to be teachers of His word and to encourage the work of sending teachers to the ends of the earth to propagate the gospel of His saving grace. It is God’s will for all mankind to be saved (1 Tim 2:4).We are saved by choice and teachers help us make the right choices.    
                 Jesus defined what the work of God is in John 6:29 “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent." NKJV. Therefore, the work of God involves teaching people so they may believe the word of God. Many Christians have committed themselves to praying, fasting, entertainment, building and benevolence; as much as these things are necessary, they are no substitute for the teaching of God’s word.
                A society cannot experience the healing power of God until the word of God is taught . It is the teaching of God’s word that generates the faith needed to receive a miracle from God.  The word of God is the seed that is sown that brings about societal reforms. Most countries invest billions of dollars in the fight against corruption and terrorism. These are products of evil indoctrination which can only be corrected by a sustained teaching of the truth of the gospel.Unfortunately, what is taught in our religious houses places more emphasis on physical infrastructure and personal ego (Mk 13:1-2) while the gospel emphasizes on training disciples (Mt 28:19). The proliferation of religious houses will not bring about the desired change until the truth of the gospel is taught (Rom 1:16). Man-made religion promotes hatred, pride,covetousness,greed and selfishness (Col2:19-23) and lacks the power for self control. This is the reason why the most religious nations are among the most corrupt. Religion thrives on  the love of money , deemphasizes the need for a one-of-a-kind relationship with God through Jesus Christ and encourages the idolization of religious leaders. 
               It is against the backdrop of the outcry for a peaceful and secure society with equitable distribution of resources that necessitates the need to request for teachers of God’s word. The teaching of God’s word generates character and character begets hope and hope societal stability (Rom5:1-5). The Christian life cannot be fulfilling until we share in this bigger picture of our salvation. Salvation is not only about us. Jesus could not work miracles in His own community until He went about teaching from village to village (Mark6:1-6) a proof that it is in the teaching of the good news which says righteousness isn’t by self- effort but a gift to be received by faith through Christ Jesus that our full potentials becomes visible to the glory of God. 
     We are witnessing the fulfillment of the prophesy in Jeremiah 3:15 NKJV “And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.” Verse 16 says the teaching of God’s word will bring about the desired increase or harvest we all yearn for.As you read receives grace to commit to the teaching of the gospel with signs and wonders following in Jesus name.
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