“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.’" Matthew 9:37,38. (NKJV).
Won't be long before I’ll harvest this patch of watermelons. Blue ribbons lined the wall in his study. He turned a melon over, then another. His eyes narrowed.
He sucked in a deep breath.
“Timmy!” At his bellow, his grandson came running, screeched to a halt when he saw his face.
“You called, Grandfather?” his voice squeaked.
“Know anything about this?” He pointed to the melon. A neat triangular plug protruded from the underside. Jaw taunt, he waited.
“Well.” Timmy dipped his head, dug his toe in the dirt. "Um…Sam and I thought we’d check the watermelons for you. You know, to see if they were ready to pick. The first one wasn’t so we plugged it to ripen...”
“You checked all of them?” Timmy bit his lip.
“No sir. We didn’t get to ones in the back of the patch. We wanted to help you.”
Grandfather massaged his forehead with his fingers.
“You read from the Bible that workers were needed for the harvest so I thought...”
“Understood,” Grandfather took a deep breath, whooshed 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.”
“Didn’t have anything to do with the watermelon patch, huh?”
“Understood,” Grandfather took a deep breath, whooshed 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.”
“Didn’t have anything to do with the watermelon patch, huh?”
Grandfather sighed. “No, but maybe we can both learn from this. It’s not what we say but what people hear us say. You heard worker and harvest so you thought you'd help.”
“I messed up. I’m sorry, Grandfather.”
“Me, too. Maybe next year you can help me plant and tend the watermelons. Would you like that?”
“Yes sir and I'll listen from now on. I promise." Grandfather put his arm around his grandson's shoulder, gave it a squeeze.
“I messed up. I’m sorry, Grandfather.”
“Me, too. Maybe next year you can help me plant and tend the watermelons. Would you like that?”
“Yes sir and I'll listen from now on. I promise." Grandfather put his arm around his grandson's shoulder, gave it a squeeze.
“Listen. How about a glass of lemonade? Did you hear me?”
“Loud and clear, Grandfather.”
They headed for the house. A tall glass of lemonade sounded mighty fine on this hot day.
Kingdom Thinking. Too many times I’ve heard part of what was said which caused 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?
Kingdom Thinking. Too many times I’ve heard part of what was said which caused 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?
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