“Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. He proclaimed, ‘Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.’ The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, the king rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust. He issued a decree… ‘Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.’” [1]
“When He (Jesus) saw the crowds, He had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.” [2]
Our Lord Jesus has called us to pray for compassionate workers. No goal is accomplished without effort. “Lord Jesus, help us to work for You. Fill our hearts with so much compassion for harassed, helpless, and shepherd-less sheep that we work for them. Help us put our hand to the plow and not look back. Souls hang in the balance.”
Mordecai told his cousin Esther, “If you remain silent at this time, relief, and deliverance… will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” [3]
Let us work for Jesus.
[1] Jonah 3:3-9
[2] Matthew 9:36-38
[3] Esther 4:14
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