Look!
Open your eyes and see the fields are white. The harvest is ready. (John 4:35)
When you walk into your business each
morning, what do you see? People busily at work, accomplishing the tasks of the
day may be one answer. But, what do you see as a believer, who has a responsibility
to show other people the way to Jesus? Do you see a potential community of
faith?
Just before this statement, Jesus reminded
his disciples of their ability to see the everyday, work-related aspects of
their environment. By simply looking at a field they could project harvest
time. His plea was for them to open their eyes of faith and hope – to see the
huge harvest of people waiting to hear the good news of God’s kingdom.
That call has not changed. He is still
calling you to see the potential around you. He is calling you today, in your
context, to see the community around you - that spends half their lives living
and working together – as a future community of faith. He wants you to see each
man and woman as a valuable person who needs your consideration. While the
tasks they do are important, their eternal destiny is critical.
Open your eyes today. See the people around
you who are ready to hear a message of hope.
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