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Luke chapter 10, verse 2.

And Jesus said to them,

The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest

to send out laborers into his harvest.

What an amazing verse.

And it's echoed in Matthew chapter 9, verses 37, 38 here in Luke chapter 10.

And it's real similar in the sense that right after Jesus says this,

he sends out his disciples and gives them instructions for the spread of the gospel of the kingdom

through them. But he starts by saying, the harvest is plentiful. Like the harvest language here is language that we see all throughout Scripture,

and particularly in Jesus' teachings, as relating to judgment and salvation.

The reality that one day every single person in the world will either experience the final

judgment of God, eternity, and what we've already seen in Luke, unquenchable fire,

or the final ultimate salvation of God, everlasting joy in the presence of God.

So that moment is coming for every single person. And there's a harvest field just waiting to hear

the good news of salvation.

And Jesus says the harvest is plentiful.

The problem is not that they're not ready to hear.

The problem is the laborers are few.

There are not enough laborers who are going into the harvest field and proclaiming the judgment and salvation of God.

Therefore, Jesus says, pray earnestly,

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