Matthew
9:35-38
Jesus Asks
For Prayer For Mission Workers
9:35
Jesus was going through all the cities and
villages, teaching in their synagogues and
proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing
every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.
36 Seeing the people, He
felt compassion for them, because they were
distressed and dispirited like sheep without a
shepherd.
37 Then He said to His
disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the
workers are few.
38 "Therefore beseech the
Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His
harvest."
This
is the Word of the Lord ... It is meant to change
the way we think, and the way that we live.
Commentary
by Bob Pardue
Jesus Asks Disciples To
Pray For The Workers
Healing Ministry of
Christ
In the first part of this
Bible
study passage Jesus
is traveling throughout the country teaching and
healing with his ministry. As Christians, we are
supposed to follow Christ's' example and go to the
areas surrounding us and plan missions for home and
around the world.
The Hands and Feet of
Jesus - Missionaries
Christ saw that there were
more people who needed him than he and his
disciples could handle alone. So, he asked his
disciples to pray for more workers to send into the
regions and to those who had not heard his
words.
People Need the
Lord
The point for us to remember
is that the world is full of desperate people who
want to fill the void in their lives but don't know
where to begin. Our prayer should be that God will
send someone to them and that they will be open and
responsive to the good news about filling that
spiritual void through the love and salvation of
Jesus Christ.
One final thought. -- Be
ready, when you pray this prayer to send someone
into the mission field, God may choose you
to go! Are you ready and willing?
- Love in
Christ
- Bob
If you are reading this Bible
study lesson and have never made the commitment to
receive the love and life-changing experience of
Jesus Christ, please take a moment to
Read
John 3:16 for more
information.
Other
Bible Study Verse For Living ...
Matthew
8:18-22
- When
Is The Best Time To Start Following
Christ?
Matthew
8:23-27
- Jesus
Calms The
Storm
Matthew
8:28-34 -
Jesus
Drives The Demons Into
Pigs
Matthew
9:1-8 - Jesus Heals The Paralyzed
Man
Matthew
9:9-13 -
Jesus
Eats With
Sinners
Matthew
9:14-17 - Jesus Explains Fasting To Religious
Leaders
Matthew
9:18-34 - Jesus Heals Bleeding Woman, Blind Man And
Restores Life To Young
Girl
Verses about Christian workers and missions
are from New American Standard Bible - Study
lesson from Life Application Bible: NIV
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