Monday – Gospels

Reading – Luke 10

Highlight Verse:

“These were his instructions to them: “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭10‬:‭2‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I did a little background research for this and was encouraged by what I found.

According to a recent Lifeway Research study, 42% of adult churchgoers actively volunteer at their church.

That’s higher than I thought.

Our church has a couple hundred volunteers each week doing everything from directing traffic, greeting, serving coffee and donuts to production team and teaching children. The amount of participation is amazing.

Somehow it never seems to be quite enough.

I was asked to substitute teach the 4th and 5th graders for one service yesterday morning. As I am committed to serving with the student ministry, I limit the times I agree to that, but I knew there was need.

There have been other times when classes have had to be combined for lack of qualified teachers. (Background checked and trained).

I am not about judging anyone for how much or how little they participate. Each person has their own circumstance.

But just in case there is anyone out there who, for whatever reason, has felt they were unqualified to serve, I suggest that you pray about it for two reasons –

• First, serving brings about such growth and encouragement to the person serving and

• Second, the workers are few and there are needs that can be met by you.

Do you have any great stories of being blessed while serving that you could share?
If you are not currently serving at a church, have you asked God to show you where you could participate?