Workers

As I was walking along a path with the Lord,
I saw before me, lots of workers in a harvest field,
The Lord said, “The harvest is ripe, but the workers are few.”
Seeing my confusion, He lovingly went on to explain,
Come, look closer at their hearts,
Man looks at the outward appearance,
But the Lord looks at the heart,
Can you see what type of workers they are?
It is not Danites or Jonahs I need,
But good and faithful servants.

I will tell you about the Danites of past,
I gave them a part of My Promised Land, Israel,
Instead they settled for a city at the north point of Israel,
They chose not to follow My revealed plan,
Why? Because they did not listen or obey Me,
Nor did they persevere, instead they chose to give up the fight,
They did not seek for Me, to get to know Me,
Instead, forsaken all My ways and sacrificed to idols,
The first tribe to fall into idol worship,
This is not the type of worker I am looking for.

I will tell you about Jonah of past,
He disobeyed and ran away from My call,
My message to his enemies, for fear they would repent,
He was unconcerned about My coming wrath against this nation,
My people perishing spiritually, through the storms of life,
Granted, he did eventually obey My calling,
When they repented, he was angry at Me, for saving them,
He did not want Me to have mercy on his enemies,
He was not dedicated first and foremost to My will,
This is not the type of worker I am looking for.

I will tell you about My good and faithful servants of past,
They sought Me and knew Me, this I esteem!
They sought first My Kingdom and My Righteousness,
Obeying My will was their pleasure, My delight!
They loved My people, including their enemies,
My name they wanted glorified, just for Me!
They loved Me with all their hearts, souls, minds, and strength,
More of Me they wanted, I was so loved by them!
In holiness they walked, because I am holy,
This is the type of worker I am looking for!

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