Thursday, September 26, 2024

Thursday, September 26, 2024
Proverbs 20:4
The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing.

If you asked most people what they look forward to every weekend, it would probably be sleeping in. It feels good to be lazy occasionally, but when that laziness affects your ability to feed your family, that’s when you know there’s a problem. So, whether it’s in our work, our relationships, or our spiritual growth let’s steer clear of laziness and focus on diligence.

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Wednesday, September 25, 2024
John 4:35
Don’t you have a saying, It’s still four months until harvest? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.

The corn is knee high on the fourth of July, but that’s not when you harvest it. You do that a few months later. But Jesus knew that when it came to people, it was a little different because it’s always time to harvest. Always time to tell people the Good News that Jesus saves. It was true then and it’s still true today. Now is the time to harvest!

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Leviticus 23:22
When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and for the foreigner residing among you. I am the LORD your God.

They were called to remember. When the Israelites were harvesting their crops, they were required to remember to leave a portion for the poor. It was a very practical way to remind the people of their own dependence on God and their responsibility to care for others. And even though many of us don’t harvest crops anymore, our responsibility is still the same: to remember the poor.

Monday, September 23, 2024

Monday, September 23, 2024
Luke 10:2
He told them, The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.

When supply doesn’t meet the demand, then you have a big problem. And that’s what Jesus was telling His disciples. The world was ripe for salvation, but there weren’t enough people to bring in the harvest. And 2000 years later, the problem still hasn’t changed. The world is still ripe, the harvesters are still few…and prayer is still the answer.

Friday, September 20, 2024

Friday, September 20, 2024
Revelation 5:13
And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!

This will be a moment in heaven no one will want to miss. It will be a cacophony of sound when every creature will say the same thing. And they’ll be saying it to the One who deserves all the honor, all the praise, and all the glory forever. He’s the only One who’s worthy to sit on the throne and to receive this special blessing.

Thursday, September 19, 2024

Thursday, September 19, 2024
Acts 1:11
Men of Galilee, they said, why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.

When Jesus ascended into heaven, the disciples just stood there with their mouths hanging open in shock. And it wasn’t until a few angels showed up that they remembered their focus wasn’t to be on the heavens, but on the mission, Jesus entrusted to them. The same mission that’s ours to carry out today: to go make more disciples.