We know it’s the right thing for us to live our lives doing
good, but continuance in well-doing can at times become a major challenge,
depending on the circumstances. We have physical and emotional limits that can
become overwhelmed under the right set of conditions. For some of us, the cost
of continuing to faithfully do what we are doing caries a serious financial
price tag. If I am speaking to you, consider this verse of encouragement: “Let
us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint
not” (Galatians 6:9).
When we let our light shine and walk in the love of Christ, people with needs tend to gravitate toward us. And I believe this reality will become even more pronounced in this self-serving world as we get closer to Christ’s return. So when an elderly family member becomes incapacitated through Alzheimer’s, for example, the rest of the family is looking to us as the Christian to step up to the plate and shoulder the burden.
I think you get my point.
Let me make it clear that I am not saying that as Christians we should allow others to walk on us, and that we must shoulder everyone’s burden to prove that we are a Christian. I am simply saying that when a person is a Christian, because he or she genuinely cares for others, the likelihood that such a person will find herself bearing the burdens of others is higher than it is for the general population. And my sole goal in this post is to encourage you, and let you know that you will reap in due season, if you don’t become weary to the point of giving up.
As for the verse I quoted above, a key phrase in it is due season. When does that occur? Of course, when you are becoming weary along the way, due season, in your view, is past due already. But I submit to you that God is faithful not to forget your labor in this life. He rewards you when the time is right. Moreover, the longer the time of sowing, the greater will be the harvest that you reap. But note the proviso in the verse: “if we faint not.”
So don’t give up; keep doing the right thing; God has a blessing with your name on it.
Copyright © 2012 by Frank King. All rights reserved.
When we let our light shine and walk in the love of Christ, people with needs tend to gravitate toward us. And I believe this reality will become even more pronounced in this self-serving world as we get closer to Christ’s return. So when an elderly family member becomes incapacitated through Alzheimer’s, for example, the rest of the family is looking to us as the Christian to step up to the plate and shoulder the burden.
I think you get my point.
Let me make it clear that I am not saying that as Christians we should allow others to walk on us, and that we must shoulder everyone’s burden to prove that we are a Christian. I am simply saying that when a person is a Christian, because he or she genuinely cares for others, the likelihood that such a person will find herself bearing the burdens of others is higher than it is for the general population. And my sole goal in this post is to encourage you, and let you know that you will reap in due season, if you don’t become weary to the point of giving up.
As for the verse I quoted above, a key phrase in it is due season. When does that occur? Of course, when you are becoming weary along the way, due season, in your view, is past due already. But I submit to you that God is faithful not to forget your labor in this life. He rewards you when the time is right. Moreover, the longer the time of sowing, the greater will be the harvest that you reap. But note the proviso in the verse: “if we faint not.”
So don’t give up; keep doing the right thing; God has a blessing with your name on it.
Copyright © 2012 by Frank King. All rights reserved.
3 comments:
AMEN Pastor Frank! I am letting my light shine!!
One of my favourite verses. I work towards living it. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for your comment. I have found this verse to be a great source of inspiration, especially when I need to encourage myself to keep pressing forward.
Blessings
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