The Harvest is Ready

John 4:27–38
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Harvest

When the disciples returned with food they were amazed to find Jesus conversing with a Samaritan woman (v. 27). Their return apparently ended the conversation between Jesus and the woman. All evidence indicates she was beginning to drink of the Living Water (v. 25). The woman left her water pot and went into the village to share her new faith (v. 28). She told them that she had met “a man who told her about all the things she had ever done” (v. 29). Then she asked a question, “Could this be the Christ?” Just as Jesus had captured her attention by curiosity, so she raised these people’s curiosity. Her face must have reflected her inner conviction. As a result, she persuaded a whole group of people to go with her to see Jesus for themselves (v. 30). If we are going to convince people to come to the Lord, we must portray genuine enthusiasm for what He has done for us.

After the woman had left, the disciples urged Jesus to eat with them. They knew He must be hungry (v. 31). But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about” (v.32). They thought he was talking about literal food, and they wondered where he had gotten it (v.33). Then He told them, “My food ... is to do the will of Him who sent me” (v. 34). Jesus did need physical food to live, but His greatest desire and passion was to do God’s will.

Jesus had a vision of a world to be harvested for God. He said, “Now lift up your eyes and look on the fields, for they are already white unto harvest!” Acts 1:8 says, “But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you, and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” If Jerusalem is our city, Judea our state or country, and Samaria our neighboring states and country, what then is our “uttermost part of the earth” today? I would argue that it is Asia, where 60% of the world lives and yet only 10% of the missionaries serve. What am I going to do about that need?

Application

If I see ten men trying to move a log and nine of them are on one end, leaving just one on the other, which end should I go to? The best way to move the log is to distribute the load.

John 4:27-38 (English Standard Version)

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