“Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.’” (Matt. 9:37-38)

Jesus declared that the harvest is plentiful. But He followed that statement with, “but the laborers are few.” So, even though there is lots of ripe low-hanging fruit ready to be picked, there aren’t enough pickers available to harvest it!

Where are the laborers?

The hardest part of producing a harvest is at the beginning, with all the preparation work: plowing, planting, fertilizing, pruning, and weeding. The easiest part of the process is gathering up the ripe fruit. So, you’d think it would be easy to find enough workers to get that part done. But apparently not when it’s harvesting for God’s Kingdom. But the truth is, all of God’s kids are supposed to be active workers in God's kingdom harvest.

A command, not a suggestion!

“And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” (Mark. 16:15)

The following verse, known as the Great Commission, is a call for all believers to share the gospel with others.

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matt. 28:19-20)

Therefore

“but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)