January 16, 2025 7:00 pm
Weary. That’s how Satya felt after nine months in his new job. As a believer in Jesus, he’d sought to follow God’s principles in the way he solved problems and directed the work. But people-related problems persisted, and little organizational progress seemed to have been made. He felt like throwing in the towel.
Perhaps, like Satya, you’re feeling tired. You know the good that you ought to do, but simply feel too emotionally and physically drained to carry on. Take heart. The apostle Paul encourages us with these words: “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up” (Galatians 6:9). He uses the metaphor of a farmer. And, as any farmer knows, sowing is hard work.
Sowing to “please the Spirit” (v. 8) is hard work too. Believers in Jesus who seek to follow the Spirit’s lead and live a life that honors Him can grow faint and lose heart. But as we hang on to His promise, the harvest will come. We’ll “reap eternal life” (v. 8; see John 17:3)—a bumper crop of God’s blessing when Christ returns, and in this life, we’ll have the confidence and joy that come from knowing Christ. We’ll reap at the proper time, a time determined not by seasons or the weather but by the will of a perfect God. Until the harvest comes, let’s keep sowing in God’s strength.
COVERED TOPICS / TAGS (Click to Search)
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE
The Truth Pulpit
Don Green
The Truth Pulpit
Don Green
The Truth Pulpit
Don Green
The Truth Pulpit
Don Green
The Truth Pulpit
Don Green
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6, verse 9.
God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh from the flesh will reap destruction. Whoever sows to please the Spirit from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
Don t Lose Heart, written by Po Feng-chia. Weary. That s how Satya felt after nine months in his new job. As a believer in Jesus, he d sought to follow God s principles in the way he solved problems and directed the work.
But people-related problems persisted, and little organizational progress seemed to have been made. He felt like throwing in the towel. Perhaps, like Satya, you re feeling tired. You know the good that you ought to do but simply feel too emotionally and physically drained to carry on. Take Heart. The Apostle Paul encourages us with these words in Galatians 6. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. He uses the metaphor of a farmer. And as any farmer knows, sowing is hard work. Sowing to please the Spirit is hard work too.
Believers in Jesus who seek to follow the Spirit s lead and live a life that honors Him can grow faint and lose heart. But as we hang on to His promise, the harvest will come. We ll reap eternal life. A bumper crop of God s blessing when Christ returns. And in this life, we ll have the confidence and joy that come from knowing Him. We ll reap at the proper time.
A time determined not by seasons or the weather, but by the will of a perfect God. And until the harvest comes, let s keep sowing in God s strength. Let s pray. Lord, strengthen us to sow faithfully in the Spirit, even when we grow weary, trusting in Your promise of a rich harvest. Help us to hold on to the joy and confidence of knowing You as we await the perfect time of Your blessing. Thank you, Father. It s in Jesus name we pray. Amen. As you go about your day, reflect on these questions. What s causing you to lose heart? How can you hang on to the promise that at the proper time we will reap a harvest?
Whisper: medium.en / 2025-01-16 20:12:05 / 2025-01-16 20:13:33 / 1