A man I know posted a lament on his blog about how pitiful it was that churches were losing members. That people were drifting from the faith.
Hogwash.
Yes, intellectuals are drifting, they are what we Germans used to call DUMBSCHMARDT. I know people like that. Engaged a few a couple days ago.
But the fields are fully white unto harvest. The souls are ready. They are hungry. They want Jesus.
The problem with the church at large is it thinks this is white collar work. Preach a good sermon and people will come to Jesus. Sure enough now and again it happens to validate their theory. So, lots of men and women of God don a white collar and hope it will fit them as they pontificate from a pulpit.
When I look at the job ahead, it's strictly blue collar work. This is going to take men and women who are ready to get their hands dirty. Who are ready to engage the devils keeping people captive.
There is much to be done, but in case you miss what the harvest field looks like, I have a video of it. It's not what you think. People aren't going to be driving up to your front door in a Cadillac to join your church. They are going to come become they are destroyed, destitute and desperate. They will tithe on what they have, which will be nothing. So this is going to cost you everything. Mother Theresa of the slums is needed today. I know I wrote on this before, but I felt like one more swipe needed to be made.
Here's the video of the harvest field.
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But who will gather the harvest?
Some seed, some till, some water, etc.
None of us really know how God uses the smallest, most unqualified, most seemingly unlikely person we know.
Here's a little on how we might view some past potential candidates if they were living today...
Adam: Good man but problems with his wife. Also one reference told of how he and his wife enjoy walking nude in the woods.
Noah: Former pastorate of 120 years with not even one convert. Prone to unrealistic building projects.
Abraham: Though the references reported wife-swapping, the facts seem to show he never slept with another man’s wife, but did offer to share his own wife with another man.
Joseph: A big thinker, but a braggart, believes in dream-interpreting, and has a prison record.
Moses: A modest and meek man, but poor communicator, even stuttering at times. Sometimes blows his stack and acts rashly. Some say he left an earlier church over a murder charge.
David: The most promising leader of all until we discovered the affair he had with his neighbor’s wife.
Solomon: Great preacher but our parsonage would never hold all those wives.
Elijah: Prone to depression. Collapses under pressure.
Elisha: Reported to have lived with a single widow while at his former church.
Hosea: A tender and loving pastor but our people could never handle his wife’s occupation.
Deborah: Strong leader and seems to be anointed, but she is female.
Jeremiah: Emotionally unstable, alarmist, negative, always lamenting things, reported to have taken a long trip to bury his underwear on the bank of a foreign river.
Isaiah: On the fringe? Claims to have seen angels in church. Has trouble with his language.
Jonah: Refused God’s call into ministry until he was forced to obey by getting swallowed up by a great fish. He told us the fish later spit him out on the shore near here. We hung up.
Amos: Too backward and unpolished. With some seminary training he might have promise, but has a hang-up against wealthy people–might fit in better in a poor congregation.
John: Says he is a Baptist, but definitely doesn’t dress like one. Has slept in the outdoors for months on end, has a weird diet, and provokes denominational leaders.
Peter: Too blue collar. Has a bad temper-even has been known to curse. Had a big run-in with Paul in Antioch. Aggressive, but a loose cannon.
Paul: Powerful CEO type leader and fascinating preacher. However, short on tact, unforgiving with younger ministers, harsh and has been known to preach all night.
James & John: Package deal preacher & associate seemed good at first, but found out they have an ego problem regarding other fellow workers and seating positions. Threatened an entire town after an insult. Also known to try to discourage workers who didn’t follow along with them.
Timothy: Too young!
Methuselah: Too old … WAY too old!
Judas: His references are solid. A steady plodder. Conservative. Good connections. Knows how to handle money. We’re inviting him to preach this Sunday. Possibilities here.
Remember-He used you.
Knowing yourself-would you?
Ha -
Nope I would NEVER choose me. Contentious opinionated man who has a spotty past. Never universally loved.
Too willing to speak his mind.
I guess, that pretty much puts me in the category of unqualified.
YET......Here I am..
Glad I'm not God.
Ha -
Nope I would NEVER choose me. Contentious opinionated man who has a spotty past. Never universally loved.
Too willing to speak his mind.
I guess, that pretty much puts me in the category of unqualified.
YET......Here I am..
Glad I'm not God.
Glad you're here too.
Im ready for a harvest. I think we all are. Winter watertime is just about done. Spring is just around the corner. Planting time. Just came back from the fields. Trust me - the fields are ripe bigtime.
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