January 29, 2010: The Journey 40

"Blessed are the pure of heart for they will see God." "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation."

Good Morning, my dear brothers and sisters. The moon was full and the stars were out and now we are looking at a sky with not one cloud. Today being Friday is the day that we pray for all those working in the fields of Harvest for our Lord Jesus. And Jesus is giving me the message on this subject, working in the fields of Harvest...

The Journey 40: Matthew 5:8 - "Blessed are the pure of heart for they will see God." Mark 16:15 - Jesus said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation." (NIV)

So often we think of Missionaries who go to foreign lands as the only ones who are working the fields of Harvest for our Lord. WRONG... Brothers and sisters, right now we are seeing a lot of pictures from Haiti and I know we have and have had missionaries on the ground in Haiti. But let me tell you where the real missions fields are today. They are located wherever we find people who are not saved... Pastor Larry Hale and Pastor Kevin Brown, two very good friends of mine will find their mission field in front of them in their church as Dolores and I find our mission field at The Bridges. Brothers and sisters, you do not need to go to Haiti to find a mission field, in fact you might find one in your own neighborhood, or as for that matter you might find one right in your own family. Now let me talk about Haiti or a place like that, maybe even down there in New Orleans, for you do remember when Katrina hit, right? Missionaries need to be in places to talk about God before the storms hit, before the earthquake kills so many people. Folks, this is very blunt, but think of this, under those tons and tons of buildings lay the bodies of tens of thousands of people, how many who were killed went to the Lord and how many are now seeing the face of Satan? When the waters came up in New Orleans and some were lost were they saved or were they not? On 9/11/2001 when the planes went into the buildings, we know how many people were lost, but do we know how many souls were lost and how many went home to Jesus? No we don't, and these few examples are just that, a few examples of these kind of very tragic things that happen. WE NEED TO BE IN THESE FIELDS OF HARVEST BEFORE THE BIG EVENT.
Brothers and sisters, I cannot begin to express to you just how we need to be in those fields and how each and everyone of us needs to be working them for Jesus. The harvest is ripe today folks, it really is. While some might seem like they hate God or do not believe there is a God, some of those same people are hungry for that word. Yesterday I wrote about that hunger and thirst for God.

Folks, as you all know we have a very active food pantry in our basement, and when people pick up food we talk to them about Jesus and we pray with them. These same people who hunger for the food we furnish (we and again this we is you folks and us'ens), those same people hunger for God, they need prayers for healing, some have split homes, others children with handicaps and they hunger for God, even the children, hunger for the touch of God. When we give them food they are thankful, and when we huddle up in prayer they are even more thankful. You are a disciple of God, a missionary if you please and you do not need to go far to find that field of Harvest, just open your eyes and your heart... Amen.

Dear Father in Heaven, we stand ready to go into the fields, please, Lord, hand out our assignments, open our eyes so we may see them, and let us speak out for you this day. Lord, bless all of those who are working in Your fields and bless all who receive those workers. In the name of Jesus I also ask that you touch and heal those on our prayer list today. In Jesus name, AMEN.

Now go forth, working those fields, and you can do a lot working those fields by sharing your blessings, so let's get to it. Now may the good Lord bless and keep you, may He cause His face to shine upon you and give you peace, and may the God of peace go with you. Love ya, Pastor Dan.

Carry The Light Ministries
16 Dewalt Drive
Mechanicsburg, Pa. 17050
Phones Home 717 691 8200 Cell 717 991 0754 (Dolores Cell 717 991 0763)

Prayer requests New
LeaAnne, That a job interview from yesterday will lead to a job.

Prayers requests Ongoing
Saylor family (Healing)
Vicki (Healing)
Ronald (Healing Cancer)
Donna (Strength)
Pastor Tony and Ruby (strength to keep working for God) Pastor Tony is a "Pastors Pastor"
Pastor Larry and Luella, also Dave, Duane and Neil.. Traveling protection
Mark, (open a door for work)
Joan (Work)

Also if you don't mind, please pray for Janie, our pet Goat who is about to give Dolores and I a "kid"