It is largely our responsibility to help those who are troubled.
Oftentimes, our failure to help others isn’t caused by a lack of concern. Generally, we often feel pity for the needy. We are all born with the ability to show empathy to our fellow humans. Although we naturally feel pity for those who are troubled, most times, we do not realize that it is our responsibility to help them. On the day that Jesus looked at a crowd and noticed they were “harassed” and “helpless”, the scripture likened the crowd to a
flock of “sheep without a shepherd.”Jesus blamed the condition of the crowd to the absence of
individuals who would not only be sympathetic but would take the initiative and
help the people through effective leadership. So Jesus advised His disciples to
“ask the Lord of the harvest, to send out workers into his harvest field.”
Therefore, it is largely our responsibility to help those who are troubled. That
is, the task of working in the harvest
field isn’t God’s job. It’s our responsibility. As long as we do not ask
God to use us as workers, we would always have helpless and harassed people
around us. Today, ask God to make you a worker of the harvest.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, send workers to the harvest field. Amen.
REFERENCES/FURTHER STUDY: Matthew 9:35-38
Unless otherwise stated all scripture quotations are from the
Holy Bible, New International Version.
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