Galatians 6:9 ‘And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.’

DAILY READING; – John 9:24-41; 2 Chronicles 7; Malachi 4

John Geddie was the first Presbyterian missionary of Canada.
In 1848, John Geddie got on a ship with his wife and children on a voyage of over 20,000 miles to the South Sea Islands to begin a mission work there.
On their way to the island, John and his wife heard stories of cannibalism which was prevalent on the island.
These stories were enough to have discouraged the missionaries. But they continued on their journey believing that God had sent them there on a mission.
Eleven months after sailing, they came to Aneiteum, a small island at the tip of the New Hebrides Island. When the ship dropped them off and sailed away, John and his family felt for the first time the stern reality of being abandoned in a land surrounded by a barbarous people from whom they had much to fear.
However, John Geddie later wrote in his diary, “we are not alone. We have His promise, at whose command we have come hither, ‘Lo, I am with you alway.'”
And truly, Christ was with them as they embarked on their work.
But despite their efforts, the natives showed little interest in the Gospel. For three years John Geddie labored and taught them yet their wicked practices continued. They considered it proper to eat all enemies taken in war and if a man died, his wife was strangled so that her spirit might accompany him to the next world.
For preaching against their evil practices, the people often attacked John. Sometimes, the natives hurled stones, clubs and spears at him and several times he was hurt. Yet God always spared his life.
Though he faced a very discouraging situation, John continued to rely on the grace of God and pray for the people.
Three years after his arrival, in 1851, things suddenly began to change as several native chiefs converted to Christianity. The Church overflowed with attendance to the point that they even began to send missionaries to other islands!
John Geddie worked for 24 years among the people and when he died in 1872, he left behind a legacy of meeting no Christians when he first came but turning every heathen on the island into a Christian before his death.

Knowing that Jesus had sent him on the mission enabled John Geddie to persist until he had overcome the darkness of the heathen island with the light of God’s Word.
Whatever assignment God has called us to do can be accomplished through persistence and reliance on God’s grace.
Certainly, those who know their God shall be strong and do exploits.
No matter how difficult or impossible things may initially see, we must persist in faith, if we want to reap the reward of our labor.
Many of life’s failures are people who gave up before their harvest came. There is a due season for reaping, and we must not faint if we are to access that season.
When it is God’s time to favour us, everything will suddenly turn around and begin working together for our good. This is why we must trust in Him, and wait patiently until our appointed season of harvest comes.
When we keep our eyes on God’s Word and persist in faith, it is only a matter of time before we succeed.
Just like Peter, as long as you can keep your eyes on Jesus, you can walk on the water. The storms will not stop you and the billows will not blow you away.
Therefore, no matter the situation you may face today, always stay strong in faith because there is coming a reaping season. Your labor cannot be in vain. And if you do not faint, surely in due season, you shall reap.
God is in control of your circumstances. Certainly your time is coming. God is a rewarder and as you continue to bless Him in every situation, soon you will see an amazing turnaround and reap a bountiful harvest of all your labor.

PRAYER
Lord, please grant me the grace to persist in faith through diligent study of Your Word. Certainly, I know this is my set time to experience Your grace and favour in all my endeavors in Jesus’ Name.
QUOTE
The tests you are going through in life today is not for your destruction, it is for your testimony. – WORDBITE 222