5.1 Heart - The Shepherd's Harvest

I just wanted to point out something in prophecy. I think it’s something about Judas and the Jewish leaders who conspired against Jesus. But just think, the prophecy came hundreds of years before Jesus was born. But it’s unfortunate somebody did fulfilled this disturbing prophecy. Look at it this way, if the dark ones are fulfilled, than that means a multitude of the good ones will be fulfilled, too.

Take a look at this scripture for yourself and compare it with the accounts in the four Gospels. After that let me share a couple things that I discovered.

Zechariah 11:12-17

12 I told them, “If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it.” So they paid me thirty pieces of silver.
13 And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—the handsome price at which they valued me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter at the house of the LORD.
14 Then I broke my second staff called Union, breaking the family bond between Judah and Israel.
15 Then the LORD said to me, “Take again the equipment of a foolish shepherd. 16 For I am going to raise up a shepherd over the land who will not care for the lost, or seek the young, or heal the injured, or feed the healthy, but will eat the meat of the choice sheep, tearing off their hooves.
17 “Woe to the worthless shepherd,
who deserts the flock!
May the sword strike his arm and his right eye!
May his arm be completely withered,
his right eye totally blinded!

I was just noticing this this week.

Mathew 9:35-38

35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

I noticed Jesus asked for workers, not shepherds. I suppose because He alone is the Good Shepherd. Not like the worthless shepherd described in Zechariah. We have the Good Shepherd and we can be hard-working sheep. Jesus is also our sheep pen of refuge (while we’re on sheep analogies). So when the Lord takes us out of the sheep pen, He’s right there being the Good Shepherd protecting us.

So let’s take the time to seek the Lord. And ask Him to give us wisdom and how to be better workers for the harvest.