MATTHEW 9:37-38
Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”
Now, as then, Jesus stands and looks at the great harvest. Never in the long history of missions have the doors been as open as they are now.
Now, as then, Jesus bids His friends make haste. And the friends of Jesus hear Him as He speaks. Never in the history of missions have we had such a great, many-sided and well-planned missionary program as now.
Now, as then, Jesus says: “Pray. Pray without ceasing.”
And the friends of Jesus give heed to what He says. A great united plea ascends to the Lord of missions.
You, too, prayed. And the Lord heard your prayer. He answered you: “In response to your prayer I will send forth a missionary. I will send you.”
What did you answer? That you were willing? Or that you wanted others sent out to the mission fields? You are not alone in praying thus. That is why there are always too few missionaries.
Or did you receive this answer from the Lord: “I will in answer to your prayer send out a missionary. And since you yourself are too old to go, I will send your grown-up child”?
What did you answer? That you would give up your child? Or that you in your prayer had thought of other people’s children? Just think, there are believing parents who hinder their children from going out to foreign mission fields.
Or did the Lord answer you thus: “I have heard your prayer about sending forth laborers. But you yourself are too old, and you have no children to send in your place. Send me therefore your money for the time being”?
Most of us are not intended for the mission fields. But Jesus expects that all His friends should live for missions.
When that day dawns upon the friends of Jesus, missions will lack neither workers nor funds.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD 
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