God’s Graciousness
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”. Matthew 9:37-38, NKJV
I was at the store waiting in line to pay for some items when a young lady came walking toward me to get to the door. I could see that she was crying as she held the phone. I don’t even think she saw me looking at her. Her eyes seemed far away and focused on the sadness in her heart. I immediately felt the prompting of the Holy Spirit say, “Tell her everything is going to be alright.” But I did not move. I can’t tell you why I didn’t move, but I let her walk past me.
I believe my letting that young lady pass me in pain is what God is talking about when scripture say the harvest is plentiful, but the labors are few. I was well equipped by the Holy Spirit to give her the encouraging words she needed, but I allowed my fear or doubt to get in the way. If it had been my daughter or niece that was walking past me looking that way, I would have immediately gone over to them to find out what was wrong.
The Bible teaches that we are all family. We all come from God. Scriptures says, “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist” (Colossians 1:16-17, KJV). Fear always tries to show up when we are prompted by God to do the right thing. We must be so on guard to move that we do what King David did when the giant was coming at him. Scripture says David ran to Goliath and shot him down with a sling shot. Whenever God prompts your heart, run so the devil does not get the victory.
I immediately started praying for the young lady and my heart felt so heavy for missing the opportunity. I went outside looking for her, but I could not find her. I prayed to God right then for not saying something to her, and I could hear God saying “I love you. I know. You will not miss the next time, be at peace.” Even when we miss it God is still there guiding our next move in Him. He is not mad at us. He just wants us to keep moving in the kingdom. Every move in the kingdom of God has already been laid out and He knows how we will respond. Just keep going. His grace and mercy covers our mistakes and as scripture says, they are new every morning. Amen!
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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