Poor is he who works with a
negligent hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
He who gathers in summer is a
son who acts wisely, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.
(Proverbs 10:4 – 5).
I can think of no greater call to
diligence than the call to commune with our heavenly Father and Lord Jesus in
the Holy Spirit, by His grace, in the depths of His Word and prayer. And I can
think of no greater result of this communion than laboring in the fields of
humanity, bringing in a harvest to the glory of God.
To walk (live) in the Way of the
Righteous (Psalm 1) is to mediate on the Law of the LORD both day and night. His
Word is to be our sustenance, our breath, our Water, our milk if we are young
and our meat if we are adults.
Jesus tells us that the fields
are already “white for the harvest” (John 4:31 – 38), and He tells us that “the
harvest is plentiful but the workers are few” (Matthew 9:36 – 37) and that we
should beseech the Lord of the harvest for workers. Should we not also offer
ourselves as an answer to our prayers? Should we not cry, “Here I am Lord, send
me!” (Isaiah 6:8)?
Are we sons and daughters who are
acting wisely? Or are we sons and daughters who are acting shamefully?
Are we gathering or are we
sleeping?
Is our Father rejoicing in us in
the fields of harvest? Or are we bringing shame on Him as we sleep away our
lives as others are perishing without Jesus Christ?
What about me? What about you?
What about our churches?
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