Truth Archive

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.

On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded 31,000 feet over Lockerbie, Scotland, 38 minutes after takeoff from London. Several hundreds were skydiving without choice. One young man, still strapped in his seat, landed, dead, seemingly uninjured, on Carolyn Connell’s home farm. If help were offered would he have said, “I’m quite comfortable in this seat, thank you. Maybe later.” We never chose human life, but we are here and we want to be equipped for a safe landing. Think of the desperation, going down without hope. Would you be moved to go help if you could? Offer them to be yoked with Jesus, the yoke that can give a soft landing, an expected end. Nothing in life brings greater satisfaction.

The call to the harvest is not lacking today, but often a willing response to the call is lacking. If you provide the conditions, God will provide the call. Some have had parachute trouble, but another risked their life to help.
Sometimes clinging together until safely down. There are many ways we can be a help.

In Lk 10:1-2 there were now 82 workers in an area about 35 x 100 miles. Did Jesus say, “Lots of help now?” No! Lk 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.” Have you prayed this prayer today? Jesus asked you to. The area 82 workers were in was smaller than that between Regina and Saskatoon and we have two workers in that area.