“My house is full” by Lanny Wolf is a poem that captured my attention many years ago.

There is peace and contentment in the Father’s house today, Lots of food upon his table and no one is turned away. There is singing and laughter as the hours pass by … but a hush calms the singing as the Father sadly cries:

” My house is full, but my field is empty—Who will go and work for Me today? It seems my children all what to stay around my table, but no one wants to work in my field. No one wants to work in my field.”

Push away from the table, look out through the windowpane. Just beyond the house of plenty lies a field of golden grain. And it’s white unto harvest, but the reapers, where are they? In the household, as the children hear the Father sadly say:

” My house is full, but my field is empty— Who will go and work for Me today? It seems my children all want to stay around my table No one wants to work in my field, No one wants to work in my field.”

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, “ The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers’ are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.” (Matthew 9: 37, 38)

You and I have the same commission that Jesus gave to his disciples just before his ascension into heaven:

“… but you shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth” (Acts1:8).

We are told to be witnesses of all that we have received from our Heavenly Father.

And do not overlook the sequence of this commission. These words were spoken by Jesus in Jerusalem.

At this moment, where you live is your “Jerusalem” and you should first work there if you are to move into Judea and Samaria. Keep in mind that we are not speaking here of activity, but rather of productivity, and there is a world of difference. If you are not producing fruit in your “Jerusalem,” why should you expect to produce fruit in Judea or Samaria? Notice also that those in the father’s house were very active, but not in the harvest field.

Just as the disciples were given the responsibility of spreading the good news throughout the then known world, you and I have those same marching orders.

The church of today is replete with hard working, loving, loyal family members. God may want you to be that family member who will step up and volunteer to work in your “Jerusalem” and you will then be prepared for Judea and Samaria. Your Jerusalem may be your neighborhood, your place of employment, your campus or your personal sphere of influence. Just say to the Lord: “Here am I Send me.”

If you feel that God is speaking to you, I encourage you to go to your parents or to your pastor and seek guidance. May you be a future laborer in the harvest field.

And God will bless you as you seek Him and his will for your life.