The Key to the Master’s Orders 10-16-2010

October 16th, 2010 by JDVaughn Leave a reply »

The Key to the Master’s Orders

October 16, 2010
 
Pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest —Matthew 9:38
 
 

The key to the missionary’s difficult task is in the hand of God, and that key is prayer, not work— that is, not work as the word is commonly used today, which often results in the shifting of our focus away from God. The key to the missionary’s difficult task is also not the key of common sense, nor is it the key of medicine, civilization, education, or even evangelization. The key is in following the Master’s orders— the key is prayer. “Pray the Lord of the harvest . . . .” In the natural realm, prayer is not practical but absurd. We have to realize that prayer is foolish from the commonsense point of view.

From Jesus Christ’s perspective, there are no nations, but only the world. How many of us pray without regard to the persons, but with regard to only one Person— Jesus Christ? He owns the harvest that is produced through distress and through conviction of sin. This is the harvest for which we have to pray that laborers be sent out to reap. We stay busy at work, while people all around us are ripe and ready to be harvested; we do not reap even one of them, but simply waste our Lord’s time in over-energized activities and programs. Suppose a crisis were to come into your father’s or your brother’s life— are you there as a laborer to reap the harvest for Jesus Christ? Is your response, “Oh, but I have a special work to do!” No Christian has a special work to do. A Christian is called to be Jesus Christ’s own, “a servant [who] is not greater than his master” (John 13:16), and someone who does not dictate to Jesus Christ what he intends to do. Our Lord calls us to no special work— He calls us to Himself. “Pray the Lord of the harvest,” and He will engineer your circumstances to send you out as His laborer.

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October 16, 2010

Journal Entry for Today-JDV

Prayer is a dialog I have been told; speaking and listening. Prayer is powerful: I have been told prayer moves heaven and earth. I pray now that the Holy Spirit of God will give me a constant awareness of the power of prayer.

And God says…”You often pray for faith, peace, and courage. You petition Me for changes in your circumstances, and then you run off to do this and that without listening for my voice. Remember that prayer is not a series of requests from you to Me, but an ongoing dialog between us that sustains and nurtures our relationship. I too have requests of you and you cannot hear them if you are running about focused on your day to day, minute by minute responsibilities. When you pray, worship, request and wait for My voice. You will know that I am with you. Your faith will be strong and your hope full and compete. With faith, and hope you can then approach your day with confidence knowing that if God is for you, what can stand against you?”

“Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear.” Isaiah 65:24

” Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.” Jeremiah 29:12

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