It has probably been so long since the Lord has used most of us to lead a person from unbelief to faith, that we really wonder if there is any potential left. Jesus seemed to take away all potential for harvest. But actually, what he was doing was laying a new basis for potential. If there is going to be harvest time at Bethlehem it will not be because there are so many competent communicators. The harvest we want is impossible with men.
New birth is a miracle.
Our goal isn't a big church or fancy statistical charts. Our goal is to see God do the impossible through failures like us. In God's time, he will perform the miracle of harvest and it will be marvelous in our eyes. That leads us to the fourth and final observation. Not only did Jesus find a privation among the people, and feel compassion and see a potential harvest, he also commanded us to pray it in.