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The heart of missions, the fathers heart.
From the four gospels.
- The need is urgent
Jesus saw that ‘they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd’ (v.36). Today, we see millions who don’t know Jesus and are spiritually lost. In addition, we see millions who are starving, homeless, suffering from preventable diseases and without even the most basic education.
- The motive is love
Jesus had compassion (v.36). This is the strongest word for love in the Greek language (derived from the Greek word for ‘guts’). It is used only of Jesus. It could be translated ‘he was gutted’ – his heart broke.
Jesus was unconcerned about worldly categories of importance or success. Here we see him helping two very different classes of people – an important ‘ruler’ (v.18) and a woman whose menstrual bleeding would have made her unclean and left her on the fringes of society (v.20). Yet Jesus had compassion on them both.
- The trigger is prayer
Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field’ (v.38). Pray for more people to be raised up who will follow Jesus and reap the harvest.
- The potential is vast
Jesus said, ‘The harvest is plentiful’ (v.37). Jesus has modeled what success looks like – proclaiming the kingdom and demonstrating its in-breaking into history. Now he calls you to follow his model – to share in his mission, multiplying its reach.
Lord, there is so much need in our world yet it seems that the workers are few. I pray that you would raise up and send out more workers to go out into the harvest field and be a light that points to you.
Something I’m learning currently….
Even as I slip up and fail every single day , I still press on towards the goal. He is so worthy of my good days, my bad days. He is so worthy of it all. That the call stays the same, day in and day out, to love Him with all we are and have. To love His people and share His beautiful name.
I pray that you know this, that just because you feel like you messed up, that does not mean you are to far gone, God is still so madly in love with you and me, believe that today…
Two weeks until I leave for Ecuador, to serve with Dunamis and to be the hands and feet of Jesus where ever we go and where He leads.
Ways you could help send me and my team.
- Pray!!! Pray for me and my team and our hearts, that we will be Holy Spirit led, in all we do. For safety from sickness, travel, and spiritual protection. Pray for finances for my team and myself.
- Thank you Jesus for the $801 He has already raised, we have around $954 left to raise. And I’m believing big for all the funds to come in by the time I leave in two weeks.
- The ministry Dunamis and Quito, Ecuador. When living in Ecuador last year I fell in love with the richness of the people, the beauty that they give out, their love for God. Please be praying over those in spiritual bondage, who haven’t yet heard of Jesus, for hearts to be open.
Thanks you so much for taking the time to read this, praise Jesus for what He has done and what he will do. Until next time, Kaitlyn…
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