Matthew 9:38 Pray you therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest. I. OUR LORD STATES THE CASE. The people who gathered round Him He likened to harvest-fields: wherein lay the similarity? 1. The thought of multitude rises naturally from the sight of a harvest-field. You cannot count the ears of corn, neither will you be able to count the sons of men. 2. The second idea was that of value. He did not speak of blades of grass, but ears of corn. The souls of men precious in the sight of God. 3. The idea of danger. Fear lest it should perish. 4. Accessible. Multitudes are near at hand. 5. Immediate need. II. THE SERVICE NEEDED. Labourers are wanted. We must not despise instrumentalities. God could do without them, but does not. 1. They must be labourers. Idler no use. 2. They must go down into flee wheat. 3. He cuts right through. Delicate words useless. The preacher must not file off the edge of his scythe for fear it should hurt somebody. 4. He binds it together. III. OUR LORD DIRECTED HIS DISCIPLES HOW TO OBTAIN A SUPPLY. 1. Pray ye. 2. Pray ye therefore. 3. Pray to the Lord. IV. THE LORD JESUS HEARD THEIR PRAYERS. "And when He had called unto Him His twelve disciples, he gave them power," etc. (C. H. Spurgeon.) Parallel Verses KJV: Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.WEB: Pray therefore that the Lord of the harvest will send out laborers into his harvest." |
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