October 19, 2009

This morning I read and prayed through the last half of Matthew 9 where there is one story after another of Jesus loving, healing, releasing from demon possession and raising back to life many common, everyday people. At the end of the chapter we have a glimpse of the character of Jesus, the very heart of God and His strategy for expanding the Kingdom.

Verses 35-38 describe Jesus’ compassion for the people and shows he is not satisfied to care for them one at a time.  He calls on His disciples to pray, the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.  The harvest belongs to Him and is greater than what Jesus or any of us can address alone.

Father, please make FaithBridge a place where we multiply those who join in your harvest, taking the good news and love of Jesus to the hurting, to those who suffer and live in spiritual darkness.

Father, give me the wisdom I need to lead, our staff the wisdom and passion to lead and our church for the love, courage, sacrifice and passion to reach out to our world this fall through FaithBridge CARES.