The Lord of the Harvest

In this next major section of Matthew's gospel the theme of authority continues, but in a different way. Chapters 5 through 9 demonstrate the authority of both Christ's words and works. Chapter 10 begins to focus on the authority He gave to 12 of His disciples, men whom Jesus called "Apostles". The One who has commanded us to pray for God to send laborers into His harvest field answered His own prayer by appointing and then sending men to labor in this lost and dying world. It is the task of every follower of Jesus today to be prayerfully mindful of the advancement of God's kingdom in all the earth.