God Notes

We are the poems God wrote to work His harvest

Read Matthew 9:35-38, Ephesians 2:10

The harvest (Matthew 9) and the good works (Ephesians 2:10)

1. The Field: God’s Harvest.
In Matthew, Jesus looks out and sees ripe lives — people ready for redemption, healing, restoration. The field isn’t empty; it’s overflowing with divine potential.

2. The Workers: God’s Workmanship.
In Ephesians, Paul reminds us that we ourselves are God’s creative

Matthew 9:35-38 paints a picture of Jesus seeing abundant potential — people ready for life, for light, for healing — but feeling the ache of scarcity in willing workers.
He sees what could flourish if more of His followers stepped into their assignments.

I’ve come across this verse now 2x today. Just was thinking. If there was a huge harvest of corn and not enough people to harvest it, the corn that couldn’t be harvested would die eventually.

If the harvest is abundant but the workers are few, then the problem isn’t the seed or the soil — it’s stewardship. There’s this quiet heartbreak in that

God, thank You for waiting under the oak while I get my offering ready. For not leaving when I need a minute. For waiting for my faith to catch up. For meeting me, and staying.

Read Judges 6

Trees are where God meets people who need to see differently.

This whole encounter — Gideon’s fear, God’s call, the words “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior” — happens under an oak.
Not in a temple.
Not on a battlefield.
Not in a blaze of glory.
Under a tree on his father’s land.

It’s so human.
So homegrown.

Trees in the Bible are places of encounter:

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Every “Go” from God carries a hidden “With.”

We go in the strength we have —
but we move with the strength He gives.

It’s not “Go and be the hero.”
It’s “Go, and I’ll make the impossible possible through you.”

Read Judges 6

God and Obi-Wan

"Go in the strength you have... am I not sending you?"

This feels like an Obi-Wan Kenobi sends Luke Skywalker moment.

God doesn’t rescue Israel by Himself.
He raises up someone — weak, unsure, hiding — and then says:

“You’re going to be the one… but I’ll be with you.”

That’s the beauty of God’s humility in partnership.
He doesn’t just