9:36
Jesus was fully aware of the sinfulness of man, and was not afraid to speak about it, but He did not see humanity as “a bunch of dirty rotten sinners”. Instead He had compassion on the crowds, and He has compassion upon us. Matthew tells us why He had compassion, it was because the people were “harassed and helpless”, like sheep without a shepherd. We see here the importance of good leadership. We need good leadership within the church, and within the civic structures within society. Israel had neither, and the same applies to us today as well.
9:37,38
What was Jesus’ reaction, or response to this situation? It was not to despair, instead it was prayer. Nor did He see the situation as hopeless, rather He said “the harvest is plentiful”. In our society today the harvest is plentiful. “But the workers are few”. In fact, Jesus’ response was to give an instruction to His disciples. They were to ask “the Lord of the harvest” to send out workers into the harvest field. So who is the Lord of the harvest? It is either Jesus or the Father, if it is Jesus why does He not just send the workers out? If it is the Father, why does Jesus not ask the Father? Instead He tells us to ask. God always involves us intimately in His plans, in what He is doing. Today we should ask the Lord to send out workers.
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