Confession. I have been duped by the enemy. Duped is a funny word (dooped not du-ped) that means tricked, deceived or fooled. I find that the more I read the Bible and meditate on the truth the more the lies I have believed are exposed. For example, in this week’s text in Matthew 9:37, we read that Jesus said, “The harvest is plentiful…” He is speaking of the harvest of souls, those who are “ripe” for redemption and restoration. I must confess that for much of my life I have “felt” that the world at large was antagonistic and opposed to the gospel message and that we had a lot of convincing to do. I don’t like arguing and I don’t like confrontation. I don’t like people trying to cram stuff in my face and I don’t think other people do either. It has often seemed like evangelism (in some models) is like that and I don’t like it. What if something else is going on? What if the Owner of the field has been at work? What if He has been clearing the field, removing the clutter, working the ground and watering the planted seed? What if underneath the surface of the rough face of humanity there are some tender seeking hearts being sought by God? What if there are people actually ready to receive the good news? What if we approached our day with the mindset that these people might cross our path? What if we said, “Lord of the harvest, send workers into Your harvest and I am willing to be one of them”? What if we thought of Greenville, Gowen, Belding, Rockford etc as places of harvest? If Jesus is right about this, we may have to re-think our thinking. Are you in?