Pray for Laborers

Have you ever looked around and noticed how many people you come into contact with on a daily basis? Have you considered the needs they might have such as physical, health, financial, or emotional needs? And have you asked the question, “Who is meeting these needs and does anyone care about them?”

While Jesus lived on this earth, He not only noticed the needs of people around Him, He met many of them. But Jesus didn’t stop there. He recognized humanity’s greatest need: Salvation and a personal relationship with God the Father through Him! As a field full of ripe wheat that is ready for harvest, so the Bible likens the souls of men that are ready for salvation.

In Matthew 9:37–38, Jesus gives a major key to the successful reaping of this eternal harvest: prayer! Without God’s work in preparing and sending out laborers, our efforts to reach the lost are futile. As believers, it is our responsibility to pray. It is God Who equips and sends out laborers into His Harvest. Through prayer, we can fulfill this command and gain a greater awareness of God’s compassion for people!