After this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to come. And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.
Luke 10:1–2 (RSV)
The harvest is plentiful. Of the nearly seven billion people on the planet, about one-third are Christian. While that is an impressive number, it is not everyone. Jesus is the Savior of the entire human race and longs for all to hear the Good News.
You and I have been commissioned to do precisely that, tell others about Jesus. It is essential to understand; our job is to speak, to announce, that Jesus is the Lord. He has died and been raised for the redemption of all.
We trust that the Holy Spirit will be at work in our witness to create the faith needed to believe the Good News. The Spirit can and does work wonders with the Word. Have confidence that He can use your words about Jesus as well.
Will everyone who hears you come to faith? Sadly, no, human beings are often quite stubborn when it comes to trusting God. We are curved in on ourselves, at times so completely that we will not allow anything to disturb us.
Jesus will continue to send His Word through our witness. The Spirit will encourage faith. The Father will not cease to pour out His love for all. We continually and joyfully proclaim the Gospel until all have heard the Good News.