History Books in 90 Days: 2 Chronicles 9-12
John 4:34-35 (ESV); Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to
accomplish His work. Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look,
I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest.”
There is a harvest of people ready to hear the gospel. Jesus once urged His disciples to pray that
that Lord of the harvest would send more workers to harvest the fields of people whose hearts are
ready to receive the message of Christ. “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.” (See
Mat. 9) Immediately following this passage, Jesus sent out is twelve disciples and gave them
authority to drive out evil spirits and heal every sickness and disease. “The kingdom of heaven is
near.” He said. “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons.
Freely you have received, freely give.” (See Mat. 10)
To merely pray for workers of the harvest without throwing ourselves into the work as well is
futile. Those prayers will be weak and ineffective. We cannot hide behind prayer. Rather, in faith,
we must go out and work in the fields, while bathing all we do in prayer. The fields are white,
Jesus said. The people who need the gospel are like ripened wheat, but they need someone to
come and harvest them – to bring them into the truth. Every interaction we have with others is an
opportunity to plant seeds, but sometimes we use this as an excuse so that we don’t have to go
out of our comfort zone. We cannot ONLY think of ourselves as the seed-planters and waterers.
As ministers, we also MUST be harvesters. We cannot rely on acts of kindness alone to point
others to Jesus. We must boldly share our faith and the testimony of Christ in our lives in hopes of
leading people to Jesus. There is a crown of glory awaiting the harvesters!
PRAYER and MEDITATION
1. Ask God to speak to you about how you are a harvester. Do you ever hide behind the
excuse of being “just” a seed-planter? Ask Him how He would like to challenge you in this
area of being a harvester. How are you going to walk out His challenge?
2. What are some things that might stand in the way of you being an effective minister and
harvester? Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal things and then talk to Him about those and ask for
His help.
