“Pray the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into His harvest.” Matthew 9:38 NKJV

When Martin Luther began the work that became the Great Reformation, his friend Myconius said, “I can best help where I am. I will remain and pray while you toil.” Then one night, Myconius dreamed that Jesus approached him and showed him His hands and feet, wounded by His crucifixion. He looked into the eyes of his Saviour and heard Jesus say to him, “Follow Me.” Jesus led him to a mountaintop and pointed eastward. Myconius looked and saw a plain stretching away from the horizon. It was dotted with thousands and thousands of sheep, and one man was trying to shepherd the great flock. Myconius recognized him as his friend, Martin Luther. The Saviour then pointed westward, and Myconius saw a great field of standing corn, with only one reaper trying to harvest it all. The lonely labourer was obviously exhausted, but he persisted. Myconius recognized the reaper to be Martin Luther. “It is not enough that I should pray,” he said when he awoke. “The sheep must be shepherded, and the field of corn must be reaped. Here am I; send me.” He immediately sought out Luther and volunteered to serve in whatever capacity Luther desired. The Bible says, “When [Jesus] saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion…Then He said to His disciples, ‘The harvest truly is plentiful, but the labourers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into His harvest’” (Matthew 9:36-38 NKJV). The only “prayer request” Jesus ever made was for labourers to go into the harvest field. And He’s calling you to be one of them.

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