“What a huge harvest! And how few the harvest hands. So on your knees; ask the God of the Harvest to send harvest hands." - Luke 10:1-2 (MSG)
“When I was in Boston I used to attend a Sunday school class, and one day I recollect my teacher came around behind the counter of the shop I was at work in, and put his hand upon my shoulder, and talked to me about Christ and my soul. I had not felt that I had a soul till then. I said to myself, ‘This is a very strange thing. Here is a man who never saw me till lately, and he is weeping over my sins, and I never shed a tear about them.’ I don’t remember what he said, but I can still feel the power of that man’s hand on my shoulder tonight.” - ("The conversion story of L.D. Moody, History of American Revivals, Frank Grenville Beardsley)
God wants to put His hands on the shoulders of every lost souls all over the world. That is, the great transformation agenda of God for man. He wants to pull all hell-bound souls out of the raging fire of judgment (Jude 1:23). He needs a hand to save another L.D. Moody in our generation. Its harvest time but the harvesters are nowhere to be found. Heaven has declared that many harvesters are missing in action (Luke 10:2).
Beloved, where are the harvesters? It is obvious that they have misplaced their priority and lost focus of their primary assignment on earth. Instead of holding the sickle they are carrying the title around. Harvesters are now being coerced and cajoled before they show up for evangelism or follow up activities. They often fabricate flimsy excuses to justify their non-availability on their harvest fields. The sight of over-ripe and almost rotten fruits around them does not move them to action. They are busy chasing the mundane things of this world while sinners are heading to hell beside them everyday. This is quite pathetic!
Friends, please be sincere with yourself. Are you among the harvesters that are missing in action? Are your hands available for the end-time harvest or are you too busy running the rat race on earth?
‘’Bringing in the Sheaves" is the title of a short but very powerful song that summarizes the role of the harvesters on earth.
BRINGING IN THE SHEAVES by Knowles Shaw, 1874
Sowing in the morning, sowing seeds of kindness,
Sowing in the noontide and the dewy eve;
Waiting for the harvest, and the time of reaping,
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.
Refrain:
Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves,
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves;
Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves,
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.
Sowing in the sunshine, sowing in the shadows,
Fearing neither clouds nor winter’s chilling breeze;
By and by the harvest, and the labor ended,
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.
Going forth with weeping, sowing for the Master,
Though the loss sustained our spirit often grieves;
When our weeping’s over, He will bid us welcome,
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.
May God stir up genuine burden and passion for lost souls in us. And as we throw in our sickles to harvest lost souls, the Holy Spirit will convict sinners of their sins and bring them in like sheaves into the barn of Heaven. When the season of harvest on earth is over, our Commander shall bid us "Well done, thou good and faithful servant" (Matthew 25:23). Thereafter, our season of unending joy and celebration with the Chief Shepherd shall begin in Jesus name.
If you are one of His Harvest Hands, please join us for the 83 days of transformation in RCCG as we shine the light of Christ to the world.
On behalf of my esteemed father in the Lord- Pastor E.A Adeboye, I would like to invite you to our February 2025 Holy Ghost Service. Theme: GLORY AHEAD - 2. Date: Friday, Feb 7th 2025. Time: 6pm (WAT). Venue: The Redemption City of God, Mowe, Nigeria.
Good day and God bless
Maranatha!
Bro. Okanlawon Taiwo
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