The Daily Fountain Daily Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 18 OCTOBER  2024 – TOPIC: LABOURERS ARE FEW

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THE DAILY FOUNTAIN

DAILY DEVOTIONAL OF THE

CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION)

DATE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2024

(St Luke the Evangelist)

TOPIC: LABOURERS ARE FEW

READ: LUKE 10: 1-9 (NKJV)

10:1. After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go.

10:2. Then He said to them, “The harvest truly [is] great, but the laborers [are] few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.

10:3. “Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.

10:4. “Carry neither money bag, knapsack, nor sandals; and greet no one along the road.

10:5. “But whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’

10:6. “And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it; if not, it will return to you.

10:7. “And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house.

10:8. “Whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you.

10:9. “And heal the sick there, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’

THE MESSAGE:

Today we commemorate the ministry of Luke the Evangelist. He was a physician, a notable evangelist, and a very close companion of Paul in his missionary exploits. At a point in Paul’s missionary outreaches, many of his close associates abandoned him – Demas, Crescens, Titus – and he testified that only Luke was with him (2 Timothy 4: 10-11). Luke is said to be the instrument that assisted Paul to establish the newly converted disciples at Philippi.

In today’s passage, we see the burden in the heart of Jesus for the need for genuine labourers in the harvest field of the Lord. He lamented, “The harvest is truly great, but the labourers are few.” It is a great concern to any true Christian leader today that there are too many hirelings in the ministry whose belly is their God and their mind is on earthly things, as Apostle Paul lamented (Philippians 3:18-19). Jesus called such ministers hirelings (John 10: 12-13) working for their pay; they are not ready to labour or sacrifice for God’s kingdom. The likes of St. Luke the Evangelist, are very scarce. The Lord admonished that we should pray for God to send labourers into the harvest field. Are you a hireling, labourer or spectator?

PRAYER: Father, send labourers into the harvest field and make me one of them. Amen

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