Words of Jesus: Monday, Feb. 1, 2026

Monday, February 1, 2026

Luke 10:1-12    “After this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them on ahead of him, two by two. And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and salute no one on the road. Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house!’ And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you. And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages; do not go from house to house. Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you; heal the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off against you; nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.’ I tell you, it shall be more tolerable on that day for Sodom than for that town.”

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In Luke 9 (the previous chapter) Jesus sent out the 12 Apostles.  In this chapter Jesus now sends out 70 of His followers in a similar way, “into every town and place where he himself was about to come”.  While sending them out, He also instructed them to: “pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest”.  Does not His command to these 70, also apply to us? 

Dear Lord of the harvest, please send out harvesters. Please even make me, make us  harvesters, Amen.