The Harvest Is Worth The Risk

Remember the story in the Bible about the four lepers. It was about nine hundred years before Christ was born in the days of Elisha. Samaria was besieged by the Arameans. Everyone in the city was starving and things got so bad that some resorted to cannibalism. Just outside the city walls were four lepers. They too were starving, but unlike everyone else, they dared to take a risk. They chose to go into the enemy’s camp where there was abundance. Listen to their reasoning, “Why should we sit here waiting to die?” they asked each other. “We will starve if we stay here, and we will starve if we go back into the city. So we might as well go out and surrender to the Aramean army. If they let us live, so much the better. But if they kill us, we would have died anyway” II Kings 7:3-4 (NLT). The story ends with a miracle. When they dared to take a risk, God stepped in. Instead of hearing the footsteps of four lepers, the Arameans heard the thunder of a great army and fled leaving everything of value behind. The lepers enjoyed the spoils, and the city was saved all because four men dared to take a risk. Listen to what they said, “Why should we sit here waiting to die?” The principle is nothing ventured; nothing gained. Too many churches are dying because no one will dare to take a risk. Connecting Points declares we will not sit here until we die! There is abundance outside the church walls! Let’s go out there and connect with people so we can connect them to God and to us! When it becomes obvious status quo is producing nothing, it is time to take a risk.