In Matthew 9:37-38, we read: “Then He said to His disciples, ‘The Harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.’"
Won't be long before I’ll harvest this patch of watermelons. He always won a prize. He had the blue ribbons framed on the wall in his study to prove it. He turned a melon over, then another.
“What’s going on?” He sucked in a deep breath.
“Timmy!” His voice brought his grandson on the run, but he braked when he saw his face.
“You called, Grandfather?” his voice squeaked.
“Know anything about this?” He pointed to the melon. A neat triangular plug dangled from the melon. Fisted hands on his hips, eyebrows furrowed, he waited.
“Well.” Timmy dug his toe in the dirt. "Sam and I thought we’d check the watermelons for you--to see if they were ready to pick. The first one wasn’t so we put the plug back so it could ripen...”
“And you checked all of them?” Timmy bit his lip, nodded.
“We wanted to help you.” Grandfather massaged his forehead with his fingers. “And you read from the Bible that workers were needed for the harvest...”
“Understand,” Grandfather took a deep breath, let it out. “Come here, son.
“When the Bible tells us to pray the Lord will send out laborers, He’s telling us to share His message of love with others. Many people don’t realize God loves them.”
“Oh. Didn’t have anything to do with the watermelon patch, huh?” Grandfather smiled.
“No, but maybe we can both learn from this. Sometimes when we say something, only part of what we say is heard. So it’s not what we say but what people hear us say.”
“I’m sorry, Grandfather.”
“Me, too. Maybe next year you can help me plant and tend the watermelons. Would you like that?”
“Yessir.” Grandfather put his arm around his grandson as they walked back to the house. “How about a glass of lemonade?”
Kingdom Thinking. Too many times I’ve heard part of what was said which causes problems. Hear what the Lord Jesus says. He promises to love me with an everlasting love and never to leave nor forsake me. He promises the same to you. Do you hear Him?
Won't be long before I’ll harvest this patch of watermelons. He always won a prize. He had the blue ribbons framed on the wall in his study to prove it. He turned a melon over, then another.
“What’s going on?” He sucked in a deep breath.
“Timmy!” His voice brought his grandson on the run, but he braked when he saw his face.
“You called, Grandfather?” his voice squeaked.
“Know anything about this?” He pointed to the melon. A neat triangular plug dangled from the melon. Fisted hands on his hips, eyebrows furrowed, he waited.
“Well.” Timmy dug his toe in the dirt. "Sam and I thought we’d check the watermelons for you--to see if they were ready to pick. The first one wasn’t so we put the plug back so it could ripen...”
“And you checked all of them?” Timmy bit his lip, nodded.
“We wanted to help you.” Grandfather massaged his forehead with his fingers. “And you read from the Bible that workers were needed for the harvest...”
“Understand,” Grandfather took a deep breath, let it out. “Come here, son.
“When the Bible tells us to pray the Lord will send out laborers, He’s telling us to share His message of love with others. Many people don’t realize God loves them.”
“Oh. Didn’t have anything to do with the watermelon patch, huh?” Grandfather smiled.
“No, but maybe we can both learn from this. Sometimes when we say something, only part of what we say is heard. So it’s not what we say but what people hear us say.”
“I’m sorry, Grandfather.”
“Me, too. Maybe next year you can help me plant and tend the watermelons. Would you like that?”
“Yessir.” Grandfather put his arm around his grandson as they walked back to the house. “How about a glass of lemonade?”
Kingdom Thinking. Too many times I’ve heard part of what was said which causes problems. Hear what the Lord Jesus says. He promises to love me with an everlasting love and never to leave nor forsake me. He promises the same to you. Do you hear Him?