“When he looked out over the crowds, his heart broke. So confused and aimless they were, like sheep with no shepherd. ‘What a huge harvest!’ he said to his disciples. ‘How few workers! On your knees and pray for harvest hands!’” (Matthew 9:36-38 MSG)
The growing season is almost over in my garden. Over the last few weeks, I have been too busy to harvest the last of the apples, ground cherries, tomatoes, and peppers. I could make time, but I have allowed myself to be distracted by other things. This has caused so much waste in the garden.
Harvesting is time sensitive. You can’t just do it when you have nothing better to do. The professional farmers around here know this. They put off everything to bring in the harvest on time. Their livelihoods depend on it. Unlike me, they know the seriousness of this task.
“We stay busy at work, while people all around us are ripe and ready to be harvested; we do not reap even one of them, but simply waste our Lord’s time in over-energized activities and programs.” (Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest)
All around us, the seeds that God planted are ripe for harvest. Every circumstance has been used as fertilizer for growth. God’s plans have come to fruition. Let there be no waste. Ask God to equip you to gather, process, and make useful all that He has produced. Pray that He sends others to help you in this immense task.
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