" 35 Then Jesus made a circuit of all the towns and villages. He taught in their meeting places, reported kingdom news, and heald their diseased bodies, healed their bruised and hurt lives. 36 When he looked out over the crowds, his heart broke. So confused and aimless they were like sheep with no sheperd 37" What a huge harvest!" he said to his disciples " How few workers!" 38 On your knees and pray for harvest hands!"
Jesus was moved by compassion, his heart broke seeing the people without direction. In the bible many times we are compared to sheep, because sheeps are totally helpless in finding food water, at defending themselves, avoiding danger... that was our situation without Jesus. But now that we have, it's our "job" as a christian to help the lost and needy.
It's our commandment to love the Lord our God and love our neighboor as ourselves, in the New Living Translations it says" The second is equally important.." Let's pray for compassion, God's heart for those people, for sure He will give to us!!
2 comments:
dear Fabiana, you are such a wise little sister! may God continue to bless you with such wisdom and insight and... compassion! ciao
thanks, fabiana, for your insightful reflection. i agree with you that this passage sheds light on the heart of Jesus, who had such compassion on the "crowds, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd".
Jesus not only noticed the helplessness of the people, but the overwhelming number of them. Jesus says to disciples: "Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest field".
in other words: pray that God will raise up workers who will reach those who do not know salvation.
Jesus in His earthly ministry could never possibly reach everyone who needed to hear the word of truth.
the harvest is "plentiful", but Jesus says, "the workers are few". we certainly need to pray that God will send out workers,
but we also need to join them in the work of the "harvest". all the members of the true church will be called to do their part in "gathering in" the harvest until the full number of the saved will have been brought into God's kingdom.
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