Let us not sleep

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“Therefore let us not sleep as do others; but let us watch and be sober." (1 Thess. 5:6)

There is enough talent and there are enough gifts in the body of Christ to spread the Gospel around the world. There is enough of the same to reach every soul in our local communities. What is lacking is the will to do so.

“Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few.” (Matthew 9:37)

“They go to their places of worship; they occupy their well-cushioned easy pew; they wish the minister to feed them every Sabbath; but there is never a child taught in the Sunday-school by them; there is never a tract distributed at the poor man's house; there is never a deed done which might be the means of saving souls. We call them good men; some of them we even elect to the office of deacons; and no doubt good men they are…But these are good, and in some sense—good for nothing; for they just sit and eat the bread, but they do not plow the field; they drink the wine, but they will not raise the vine that doth produce it. They think that they are to live unto themselves, forgetting that "no man liveth unto himself, and no man dieth unto himself." Charles Spurgeon 

Dear Lord, help us to awake from our slumber so that we can experience the compassion that Jesus had for the multitude, “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” (Matthew 9:36-38)

GiGi❤️

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