The field that God has given you
The field, the field, the field. Nations are on my heart. Are they on yours?
Reading in II Corinthians as Paul defends and describes the field that he has a right to call his own. How sad that he had to remind the Corinthians of his part in their lives, their salvation. He was making claim to no-one else’s work… only his own that he had bought and paid for with sweat and tears and many abusive moments.
His hope was for expansion… “Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow, our area of activity among you will greatly expand, so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you…” II Cor. 10:15
I pray a forward movement in all of our lives… that we would never settle for the status quo, but we would take good care of the field placed in our hands - and pray and expect EXPANSION into other areas. Your field may be your own household for starters… but as their faith grows and they gain Christ, it will open up other areas for you to cultivate and till. Maybe you’ve got a small church… PRAY for faith in the hearts of those people that would lead to an increase of acreage for you!
You may start small, but you’d better believe BIG. This gospel is supposed to expand and cover the earth. If we’ll do our part - he’ll do his in backing us up.
The fields are waiting. If only we had faithful - faithfilled - people to work them.
Yours for the harvest,
Laura Woodworth