Social media was filled this weekend with people talking about going to church, many for the first time. One young woman posted, “I’m not sure if I’ll be accepted and I’m not sure where exactly to go - but I just know that’s what I need right now.”
A young man said, “I’m going back to church for the first time in a decade. I knew it, but I was just comfortable … now I’m not. I need to be there.” Another said, “I’m not sure what they do at church, but something in my life has to change.”
In Hebrews, we read that God will “Shake the nations and the heavens … so that what remains is His Kingdom.” The events in the US this past week have shaken culture. And in that shaking, thousands are turning to Jesus.
My brother, the harvest is now.
Jesus is recorded in John 4:35 saying, "Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!"
Jesus’ words cut through our blur of news cycles, conspiracies, delay, hesitation, and excuses. Spoken in the context of His encounter with a Samaritan woman at a public well, these words reveal a truth that is just as pressing today as it was two thousand years ago:
The time for spiritual harvest is not later—it is now.
As Jesus spoke these words, the woman had already run to tell others about the Messiah. A crowd of Samaritans was making its way toward Him. Jesus pointed to them—men and women hungry for truth—and told His disciples to lift their eyes.
The same urgency exists today. Across our neighborhoods, workplaces, schools, and nations, people are spiritually hungry. They are searching for meaning, longing for love, and desperate for truth. Some are only one conversation away from encountering the grace of God.
The gospel is not a message for “someday.” It is the good news for today.
Charlie Kirk’s death reminds us that life is short, and eternity is long. Every person we encounter has an eternal destiny. The time for sowing, watering, and reaping is brief. Tomorrow is not guaranteed. His life has been planted as a seed along with thousands of heroes of our faith. That seed is bearing fruit.
When we embrace the urgency of the harvest, we begin to live with an eternal lens. We see people not merely as co-workers, neighbors, or acquaintances—but as people loved by God, souls for whom Jesus sweated blood and agonized on the cross. His Spirit is moving with great power.
John 4:35 is not a suggestion. It is a wake-up call. Jesus reminds us that the harvest is not in the distant future. It's already here. The fields are ready. The opportunity is right in front of us. From our neighbors to the nations. WE ARE MEN ON A MISSION, AND THAT MISSION IS JESUS!
The question is: Will we lift our eyes? Will we step into the fields? Will we embrace the urgency of the gospel?
