Open Heaven 9 February 2024 Friday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Harvest Requires Labour
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Open Heaven 9 February 2024 TOPIC: Harvest Requires Labour
MEMORISE: “Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few;” – Matthew 9:37 (KJV)
READ: Matthew 9:36-38 (KJV)
36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them because they fainted and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few;
38 Pray ye, therefore, the Lord of the harvest, that he will send laborers into his harvest.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Numbers 5-6
Open Heaven 9 February 2024 MESSAGE
If God will ever use you to harvest souls into His kingdom, you must be hardworking. This is because harvesting requires way more labor than sowing. Farmers will tell you that sowing is hard work; if you are going to sow on a large farm, you will work hard. However, reaping involves more hard work. This is because there is a time limit for harvesting. The fruits will rot if you don’t harvest within the time limit. The harvest of souls God has prepared in this end-time revival is excellent, and we have limited time. I pray that God will give you the grace to bring the harvest in Jesus’ name.
Also Read: Open Heaven 8 February 2024 – What Kind Of Vessel?
When Peter cast his net into the sea in Luke 5:1-10, he did it alone without help, but when the harvest came, he realized that he needed more effort to bring it in. Proverbs 12:27 says that the lazy man will not roast the meat he caught while hunting. Do you know what that means? It takes hard work to track and more challenging work to prepare what was seen so it will not rot. God will not waste His anointing on a man who will win souls and not follow them up.
Soul winning is more accessible than following up with new converts until they mature in Christ. This is why some people prefer the work of the evangelist to that of a pastor. The evangelist gets on a podium, preaches the gospel of salvation, makes an altar call, and leaves after that, going to the pastor to do the hard work of training the new converts, setting them in systems that will help them grow spiritually, answering all their questions, and teaching them regularly until they can stand on their feet. In a time of revival, you must be ready to do the work of both an evangelist and an actor. John 15:16 says that you must win souls and ensure they abide, implying that they never return to the devil.
As painful as it is, giving birth is still easier than taking care of a baby until adulthood. Parents will tell you that the work of a mother over her children never ends. Are you ready to nurture new converts till they make it to heaven? Your answer is yes; God will find you helpful for His work.
Open Heaven 9 February 2024 KEY POINT
Put more effort into the follow-up of souls till they are mature and are on the sure path to heaven.
Open Heaven 9 February 2024 HYMN 4 – To The Work! To work! We Are Servants Of God
1 To the work! To the work! we are servants of God,
Let us follow the path that our Master has trod;
With the might of His power, our strength to renew,
Let us do by His grace what He calls us to do.
Work for Him by His grace;
Work thru Him for His praise;
Work with Him all the days;
And work in Him in many ways.
2 To the work! To the work! let the hungry be fed;
To the fountain of life, let the thirsty be led;
In the cross and its vict’ry, our glory shall be,
While we herald the tidings, “Salvation is free!”
3 To the work! To the work! in the strength of the Lord,
By the power of His Name, with the light of His Word,
All the slaves of the darkness of Satan were set free
And His riches of grace in His glory we’ll see.
Open Heavens 2024 Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical churches in the world, and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile, and PC. Open Heaven for Today 2024
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