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 14:1-14; 2 Chronicles 20:1-21:1; Psalm 78:56-72

Dale Hanson Bourke is a well-known author and writer. In her book, ‘Second Calling’ she tells the story of what happened at a conference she attended years ago. When the conference was over, her friend, Bruce offered her a ride to the airport. As they were about to leave, another man from the conference asked if he could join them. As they drove away from the hotel, she asked the man where he worked, and he mentioned a Christian organization. Bruce said, “I have fond memories of that group, because I attended a retreat of theirs one time, and that’s where I became a Christian. It was in 1972 in New Hampshire.” Bruce went on to explain that eventually his whole family became Christians and went into Christian work. His sister was a Wycliffe missionary and Bruce himself became publisher of a major Christian publishing house, which brought many significant Christian books to the public. Bruce finished the story by saying that in his own opinion, the retreat had made a worldwide impact going by the results that had emanated from it.

After Bruce finished speaking, the man was silent. Dale and Bruce thought that maybe they were boring him. Then the stranger quietly said, “I led that retreat. It was my first time as a conference leader, and I felt like a total failure. Until this moment, I have always believed it was one of the biggest failures of my life.” It then indeed seemed that God had divinely arranged for that man to meet with Bruce and hear the impact produced by the retreat he had deemed a failure.

It can take some time after we have obeyed God to finally begin to see major results of what our obedience to God’s call has produced. God’s training period simply requires us to do what He tells us to do when He tells us to do it, without questioning or trying to figure everything out.

Ecclesiastes 3:1 tells us: To everything there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven. Probably the worst enemy of enthusiasm is time. Human beings have a remarkable capacity for quickly getting tired or discouraged if immediate results are not seen.

In our Christian journey, as long as we are obeying God’s leading, we can trust Him to work out the end results.

God gives us hopes and dreams for certain things to happen in our lives, but we may not immediately always see how it is being worked out. Although it can be frustrating not seeing the immediate results we want to see, but when we trust God’s timing, we can learn to live in hope and enjoy our lives while believing God to  work out the issues around us.

The book of Genesis tells the story of Joseph, who waited many years for the fulfillment of the dream God had given him. He was falsely accused and imprisoned before the time came for him for the manifestation of God’s promise to him.

Sometimes, because the battle is taking longer than we thought, we become weary. But Galatians 6:9 says, “Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not lose heart.” Those who genuinely “do good” will be tempted soon enough to grow weary. Even the apostle Paul, with the utter clarity of his calling, testified to “fighting without and fear within” (2 Corinthians 7:5). Becoming spiritually and emotionally drained would have been one of the temptations in his day such that he wrote twice in his letters, “Do not grow weary in doing good” (Galatians 6:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:13).

We must learn to walk by faith in God’s promises. We must trust His timing for us. Sometimes our weariness stems from following our own sense of “due season” instead of God’s.

God has impeccable timing. His promise to exalt us if we humble ourselves under his mighty hand will come “at the proper time” (1 Peter 5:6). God will not forget your work and labour of love. Therefore, don’t grow weary of being patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle and self-controlled. Don’t grow weary of manifesting your peace and joy in all kinds of acts of love to those around you. Keep sowing faithfully. God sees. He knows. And indeed in Christ, your labor will never be in vain!

PRAYER:

Lord, please help me not to grow weary in well doing. As I continually humble myself under Your mighty hand I know, indeed, You shall exalt me in due season in Jesus’ name.

QUOTE:

Praise always guarantees you power for a raise, learning to praise God in season and out of season is key to fulfilling destiny. – WORDBITE 222.