Busy but Blessed

Introduction: Are you about the Master’s business? How can we be about our Lord’s work? Jesus said, “I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work” (John 9:4). So, how can we “serve” our Lord regardless of our task? In other words, whether you are a homemaker (a mother), a businessman, a schoolteacher, or a student, there is a mission field for you. Are you fulfilling your calling? Your purpose?

Notice the life of our Lord: Here’s a pattern.
 
1. Busy but Blessed! (Matt. 9:35) – “And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.”
 
That does not sound slothful, does it? But doesn’t it seem purposeful? Jesus Christ was intentional. Are we?
 
2. Burdened but Blessed! (Matt. 9:36) – “But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.”
 
The word “moved” is a very powerful word. Furthermore, Jesus was moved with “compassion”! In our world today, there seems to be very little compassion—maybe anger instead. Once we see people through the lens of Calvary, then we become “burdened” for people. Are you burdened? By the way, that means not just for your friends and family.
 
3. Bold but Blessed! (Matt. 9:37-38) – “Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.”
 
The harvest field we are in is ripe and needs picking! Let’s go reap the harvest. Be BOLD!
 

Conclusion: Fulfilling our purpose by being busy, burdened, and bold will bring BLESSINGS!

Love y’all,
Pastor Randy