READ: MATTHEW 9:36-38
“Pray you therefore the Lord of the harvest,
that He will send forth laborers into His harvest” (Matthew 9:38).
The Great Commission is a most important assignment that has been committed to Christ’s universal church. It is the mother of ministry. The world must be evangelized if we truly want the rapture to take place. Every believer in Christ must regularly win souls to the Lord. But that’s not all. The church will need to raise more workers to cope with the task before us. As a church, the Lord has given The Redeemed Christian Church of God a great vision. The church must be planted in all countries of the world. Infact, every family on earth must have at least one of their members become a member of this end time church. The work is truly great. As parishes are being created and workers and ministers are sent to continue the vision there, a time will come when one of our greatest challenges will be supply of manpower. If such expansion continues, the caliber of ministers and pastors will continue to nose dive until it gets to a time young converts will be sent to head parishes. When babies oversee parishes, the Gospel will be watered down. This is also true for non-RCCG churches.
Does this mean we should stop the spread and consolidate for one or more years before we continue? No. There is a way we could develop the required human resources while still spreading. Today’s reading tells us we can actually pray about our need for workers. But as you do, qualify them. Today you have all kinds of workers –evil workers, lazy workers, uncommitted workers etc. Such workers are a curse to the assignment given to us. They will act as caterpillars to destroy what the Lord is building. So tell the Lord you don’t want such workers. Rather, seek His face and fast for faithful workers, dependable workers, workers who will serve as pillars in each department, workers as financial pillars, workers who have an understanding of who they are working for, workers who are humble and God-fearing. As you pray, persist in prayer. Sometimes God assigns such workers to churches or parishes according to their fervency and regularity in prayer. If there is a delay, persist. You will have the right kind of workers to do the work. In any case what kind of worker are you in your local church? How much have you been interceding for quality workers in your church?
The Great Commission is a most important assignment that has been committed to Christ’s universal church. It is the mother of ministry. The world must be evangelized if we truly want the rapture to take place. Every believer in Christ must regularly win souls to the Lord. But that’s not all. The church will need to raise more workers to cope with the task before us. As a church, the Lord has given The Redeemed Christian Church of God a great vision. The church must be planted in all countries of the world. Infact, every family on earth must have at least one of their members become a member of this end time church. The work is truly great. As parishes are being created and workers and ministers are sent to continue the vision there, a time will come when one of our greatest challenges will be supply of manpower. If such expansion continues, the caliber of ministers and pastors will continue to nose dive until it gets to a time young converts will be sent to head parishes. When babies oversee parishes, the Gospel will be watered down. This is also true for non-RCCG churches.
Does this mean we should stop the spread and consolidate for one or more years before we continue? No. There is a way we could develop the required human resources while still spreading. Today’s reading tells us we can actually pray about our need for workers. But as you do, qualify them. Today you have all kinds of workers –evil workers, lazy workers, uncommitted workers etc. Such workers are a curse to the assignment given to us. They will act as caterpillars to destroy what the Lord is building. So tell the Lord you don’t want such workers. Rather, seek His face and fast for faithful workers, dependable workers, workers who will serve as pillars in each department, workers as financial pillars, workers who have an understanding of who they are working for, workers who are humble and God-fearing. As you pray, persist in prayer. Sometimes God assigns such workers to churches or parishes according to their fervency and regularity in prayer. If there is a delay, persist. You will have the right kind of workers to do the work. In any case what kind of worker are you in your local church? How much have you been interceding for quality workers in your church?
MEMORIZE:
MATTHEW 28:19 –Go you therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.
