Introducing Leadership GreenHouse - Part 1
Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 10:00AM For well over a year I have had an alarm set on my phone to ring every morning at 9:35 am. Why? After being inspired by a friend who said when his alarms rings, he takes a moment to pray for workers. So I set my alarm for 9:35 and began that day to do the same.
You see in Matthew 9:35 Jesus says, "Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, 'The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.'"
With the vast problems of illiteracy, injustice, poverty and disease in every city and nation of the world, the work far surpasses the number of workers. This prompts feelings of hopelessness and questions like...
"Is it really possible for every man, woman and child in a city to hear and see the Gospel lived out?"
"How can more Gospel centered workers be trained and sent?"
First Jesus says to pray. This means it is ultimately God's job to send enough workers into his own harvest. We can trust God to raise up people to work... to go... to make disciples. We are instructed to simply ask God to send them!
Will you take the 9:35 challenge? Set your phone or watch to buzz, ding, or bark... whatever it takes to remind you to pray. "God, send out workers into your great harvest."
Leadership GreenHouse is all about seeing workers raised up and sent out. I will be explaining more in the blogs to come...
Reader Comments (2)
Build a Green house is really not something you do in overnight, carefully planning and analysis must be done first before the building can actual start.
Although it cost money and energy (especially if you alone) it’s better for the environment, and that the only thing that counts.
If more people thought with their head and heart instead of the wallet the environment would be better off. But they don’t and here we are with all those environmental problems – what a shame.
Thanks for a great article
Daniel Esteban
http://www.environmentinfocus.com
“Writer and editor with focus towards environmental issues and problems”
Matthew 9:35 is one of the very inspirational quotes from the bible. It inspire many people to keep on the right track of life.