Lift up your eyes! |
It was so good to see people respond to the call of salvation at Church last weekend. It was actually the response to the Gospel in the history of our Church.
Jesus said “Lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already ripe for harvest!” (John 4:35)
This comes from when Jesus and the disciples were on a journey and stop at a well outside the city of Samaria and the disciples go to buy lunch. While they are gone a random woman comes along and Jesus leads her to faith in God. She is so excited she goes into the city telling people about Jesus and starts to bring thousands of people to see Him.
But before the crowds arrive the disciples return and try to get the Lord to eat. They are only focused on their normal responsibilities of life (which isn’t bad) but Jesus is in another zone, he senses many people are about to be saved. He refuses to eat and tells them to lift up their eyes and see the harvest! They probably thought He was mad because they were in the middle of nowhere and no-one is around.
· The disciples saw the stop as nothing more than a time to eat & rest for the next part of their journey in life. They were busy!
· Jesus saw the stop as an opportunity to reap a harvest of souls – and that’s exactly what He did! Because shortly after He mentioned the harvest thousands of people came seeking Him, and many were saved!!
Let's always seek to view our daily lives through our eyes of faith...as we do this we can see a harvest of should coming to Jesus even in the hustle and bustle of our busy lives.
Lift
Have a great week.
Andrew & Shara
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