Day 30: The workers are few

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Verse: Matthew 9:35-38

Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

Thought 

It is very easy to go to church and applaud all the good works done by the church, the leaflets we distribute and  the guest services we hold.  Because they are written and delivered by "clever" people who know how to write and preach.  We assure ourselves that this is their gift and we are blessed with the gift of hospitality or cake making - which is nice and safe and within our control.  But think of the disasters happening around the world.  Japan have just had a second huge earthquake and we don't know the effects of that yet.  

When the boxing day Tsunami hit in 2010, there was a young school girl, Tilly Smith, on the beach.  She recognised the signs signs of the impending tsunami from a geography lesson and ran down the beach shouting about what was coming.  Some people listened to her and ran for the hotels and were saved.  Some people ignored her or went to the beach for a closer look.  She knew what was coming and the need for people to be saved.  She wasn't a scientist or an expert of any sort.  She was just an 11 year old school girl who had heard the lesson at school.  We should be like that little girl.  We should be running down the beach shouting the warnings.  I don't mean the world is about to end, but life is finite and we, as Christians, need to try and get the message of Christianity out there.  We don't need to be scholars or theologians.  We need to share our own experiences and let God work through us.
We need to be prepared to be the workers, not rely on others who we think are more qualified.

Prayer
Father God, please let me be brave enough to speak out about my faith, to get out of my comfort zone and shout your message.  Help me be confident that You will use my words to reach others, that they may be saved.