Matthew 9:36-38 KJV 36But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. 37Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; 38Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. If you were to interview anybody that has been called as one of God’s laborers, you’d undoubtedly find varying stories as to how and when they received their marching orders from on high.  When we look at the Bible and how God called his laborers to the harvest, you will see his chosen method for each was a tailor made experience to say the least. DAVID Remember David, God’s first chosen king of Egypt.  Some would say Saul was, but if we remember, the people wanted a king and God gave them what they wanted in 1 Samuel. 1 Samuel 10:17-19 and 24 KJV 17 And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh;18 And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you:  19 And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands. 24 And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king. But, if we go to Acts 13:19-23, we will find that God knew all along that he was going to have a king over his people and had already prepared David like a baby in the mother’s womb.  We know this because we find here that God had already predestined David’s lineage to be that from which our Lord and savior would come and it is on his throne will Jesus rule forever. Acts 13:19-23 KJV 19And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot. 20And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet. 21And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years. 22And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will. 23Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:   PETER One of the most noted disciples and among Jesus’ top three because he took them on various major missions such as his trip to the Mount of Transfiguration. Peter was also one of his most outspoken in that he could be found either speaking what thus says the Lord and unfortunately sometimes speaking from the heart of satan.  We can see that contrast in Matthew 16:13-17 and Matthew 16:21-23 So, how was Peter brought in, doing what he did for a living, fishing, except after this experience with Jesus, he had no doubt who He was in the presence of.  Let’s read about it in Luke 5:1-10. Luke 5:1-10 1And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, 2And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. 3And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. 4Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.  5And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. 6And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. 7And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. 8When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. 9For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken: 10And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. JOHN THE BAPTIST And John the Baptist, well technically, he was called before he was even born and one could even argue he was given his call in the womb. Luke 1:39-44 KJV 39And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; 40And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. 41And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: 42And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 43And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.   Want to hear more? Listen to the full podcast at www.SuppingwithJesus.com or find it on Amazon/Audible, Apple Music, Google, Podbean, Soundcloud, Spotify, iHeart radio, Pandora, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Video podcasts coming soon to Youtube. John the Baptist was already paving the way.  Even though he wasn’t even born, the same spirit that filled John and made him to leap in her womb, announcing Christ, rose up through his mother and spoke as the forerunner would do, announcing the coming of the Christ. Amen. Another thing that is evident about the way God chose to call in his laborers, which is defined in the bible dictionary as an unskilled worker who performed such menial tasks as tilling the fields and gathering crops, he knew exactly where to find them... Like what you see so far? Go to www.suppingwithjesus.com to hear the podcast or your favorite streaming service.

Talitha Cumi – God’s Message to His Churches Mark 5:38-43 KJV 38And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. 39And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. 40And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying. 41And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise. 42And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment. 43And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat. A few days ago, I had a dream.  In it, I had a significant other and his name was James and he came to my home with his ex.   Needless to say, this was unexpected.  So, I decided in the interest of keeping peace, I would be magnanimous concerning this situation and allowed her to come in and I treated her as I would a welcomed guest.   Romans 12:18-21 18If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. 19Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. 20Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. 21Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.   Now the house itself had a theater, an indoor pool, plenty of land, a beautiful pond, garden area, etc.  So, as we sat down on the couch, just talking, I decided to show her pictures to help pass the time and keep things pleasant, opening up my photo album, one of the photos was a picture of my pond and it was at this time, she said to James, remember when you would come to my house and we’d go out on the lake.  And he said yeah and she said we had so much fun, trying to pull him into reminiscing.  Then, I showed her a picture of a trip we went on and then she asked James again, remember that trip we took to Paris and again she’d laugh, oh it was so much fun.  It was as if everything I had, she saw, she would slip in as if meaning no harm, something she had and they did together that was seemingly better than mine.   So, in the dream, it was getting late and I was ready to turn in and then she said well, I could sleep on one side of James and you can sleep on the other.  I got quiet for a moment and then I calmly turned to James and I said, I think it is time for you to make a decision.  As if to say, with whom do you plan to be with because there is no she and I in your life its one or the other. Lately, I have been noticing that God has begun taking me to a point of seeing my dreams and visions as being not just about me, but about his people as a whole.   On this wise, the Holy Spirit began to minster to me concerning this dream. James, the significant other, is also the name for one of Jesus’ disciples. Therefore, James stands for us, God’s children, his current disciples.  I represented God/Jesus and the ex represented things of your past life, the world. James, having left the world to follow God, however, like many of us, we are still trying to be friends with the world.  By the same token, we expect God to accept this friendship and allow us to bring the world along when we are supposed to spend time with him alone. The ex/the world, is happy to tag along because along the way, it gets to drop these little seeds, showing you how the things of God, his relationship with me, while nice and pleasant and yeah you are blessed, but the things I have are better and we had so much fun.  You see, the world doesn’t want part of you, it wants all of you.  To you, right now, the world, which is the great whore may be trying to seem as if what she is saying and doing is benign, but what she is is rottenness, filthy, a liar and is only going along to find a way or an opportunity to get a foothold so that she may drag you back in and ultimately destroy you. Luke 11:24-26 24When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out. 25And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. 26Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.  Now I, representing God in the dream, is giving you time to see which one you will stay with, taste and see that the Lord is good. Want to hear more? Listen to the full podcast at www.SuppingwithJesus.com or find it on Amazon/Audible, Apple Music, Google, Podbean, Soundcloud, Spotify, iHeart radio, Pandora, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Video podcasts coming soon to Youtube.   Psalms 34:8 8O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. He has also cautioned you to not put your hand to the plow and turn back.  But now the world has brought you to a point of compromise where the Lord is saying, I am at the point where I am not winking anymore. Acts 17:29-31 29Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device. 30And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: 31Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.