Just One

Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”  Matthew 9:37-3 (NKJV)

I am just one of them.  One of the laborers that harvest in His field.  I am not someone special.  He is special.  Jesus deserves all the glory, all the honor, and all the praise. 

If you’ve answered the call to go and win souls and to make disciples, then you are also a laborer for Him.

This is not a position that demands the praise of men.  We are not of great significance on our own.  In fact the scripture says that apart from Jesus, we are nothing.
 

You and I are vessels.  God wants to use us to bring His glory to others.  On that day when Jesus rode the donkey and all the people praised him, was the donkey a mighty steed worthy of great praise? No, Jesus used him but our Lord rightly received the adoration.

The truth is that we are all highly flawed.  We, as His vessels, are imperfect.  Paul said we could become vessels of honor.  Let’s strive to do that in the Holy Spirit’s power.  Let’s walk in purity and faithfulness to our God.  But even if we are vessels of honor, we are still unworthy of the task of winning souls for Him.

The good news is that as born again believers we have been made righteous through the spilling of the Savior’s blood.  Yes, we are righteous and we have been made complete in Him.  But let’s never forget that our own righteousness is likened to filthy rags. 

I don’t care if you call yourself an apostle, a prophet, an evangelist, a pastor, a teacher, a doctor, a musician or an author, the truth is you are one of the laborers in our Lord’s kingdom.  It doesn’t matter how many medals you’ve won or how many degrees you print after your name, without Jesus we are worthless.

Let’s not become filled with our own importance.  After all is said and done, we are only His laborers, but in the Father’s eyes, that is truly a beautiful thing.