Seeking a Miraculous Harvest

Scripture: This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, had. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me what it means, for none of the wise men in my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you can, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you. Daniel 4:18

Observation: This is where Nebuchadnezzar is in his relationship with the Lord ... he has experienced Daniel's miraculous interpretation of his first dream, he has personally witnessed the miraculous saving of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego from the furnace, and he has now had a dream where he receives a message he is told is directly from the "Most High". And yet ... he calls Daniel by a name honoring a Babylonian god, and multiple times pronounces his understanding that Daniel is in tune with "the holy gods".

In other words, Nebuchadnezzar has had multiple personally experiences with the Lord himself, yet still can't get his head around the idea that there is one true God. He still sees Yahweh as an option, a member - albeit a powerful member - of the pantheon of various gods.

Application: As our church prepares for our annual Christmas lights, where I will serve ~11 of 25 nights, we will be meeting thousands of people exactly like this. They are people willing to place Jesus as one of the many gods they pray to. They can't seem to understand the difference between spiritual religion involving learned practices, and a relationship with a powerful creator who can actively provide for and love them.

How do I get that message across? Obviously, we aren't seeking to have tens of thousands of people driven mad (as is about to happen to Nebuchadnezzar) to get a point across. But there must be a way to deliver a message about a living and loving God, and his very real son who sacrificed his very life for the salvation of all ... versus religious practices involving pieces of brightly painted wood and ceramic that may provide some comfort and purpose but not life.

My guess is we will see ~10,000 over the next four weeks with this exact issue, and another ~25,000 who don't even have the brightly painted wood in their lives. I hope we can find God's message.

Prayer: Lord, I pray for the tens of thousands of people who are about to descend on Evergreen, and the hundreds of volunteers who will serve you by serving them. This is your harvest field, and you are the Lord of the harvest. We are just your laborers. May we have your instructions, in the form of your Spirit, your words, your acts, and you love. May we be given the words to say to create curiosity, awareness, hope, and longing. In your name, we seek 100 fold. I pray, show us your ways, and then show us your amazing power and authority, we a miraculous harvest that cannot be of our doing, lest any man should boast. Amen, and amen.