Hello folks. It is the beginning of
another week. I hope last week was productive for you.
This week we will be concluding this
section of Galatians that focuses on the responsibilities placed on us as recipients of
God's grace.
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we
shall reap, if we faint not. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good
unto all men, especially unto
them who are of the household of faith” Galatians 6: 9 & 10 (King James
Version)
Last week we considered the
immutable principle of sowing and reaping, this week I'd like us to focus on
the issue of consistency in sowing the right seed. The verses in focus call us
to continuity, perseverance, persistence and patience in godly practice. They
describe an attitude that never gives up, even in the face of daunting
challenges.
As believers in Christ, we are born
of the Spirit and we live in the Spirit. As you will recall from earlier posts
on walking in the Spirit, a characteristic of people who walk in the Spirit is
goodness- that attribute of moral and spiritual excellence that is manifested
in active kindness. Very many believers in Christ start out with a desire to
walk in this reality. We start off sowing the right seeds, doing good as
Galatians 6:9 says.
However, many times we become weary
and give up. The challenges are usually two fold. On one hand there is the strong
opposition all around us-evil influences that attempt to pull us to pull us
away godly principles and practice (remember the Spirit versus the flesh
description earlier in the series?). Then on the other hand, there is the
weariness that comes to the heart when expected results are not visible after some
periods of concerted effort. After all, Proverbs 13:12 says it well: “Hope
deferred makes the heart sick…”
The encouragement today is an
assurance that indeed we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up. Are
you almost giving up? Have you lost hope in sowing for eternal benefits? Do you
want to just relax and become unfruitful? A proper season of harvest is coming.
God has perfect timing. He ensures that things fit into His plans accurately.
So don’t give up and don’t let anything dissuade you from carrying on in sowing
the right seeds.
There are many examples I could
possibly draw on to illustrate this but one story jumps to my mind every time I
read this portion of scripture. It is the story of Dorcas, a woman described as
being “full of good works” (Acts 9:36-42). Dorcas probably epitomized goodness
to all the believers in Joppa at that time. It does not seem likely that she
would have received anything in return (in material substance) from the people
she was helping and being good to, they were described as poor while there also
widows among them. Dorcas became ill and died but you see the goodness she had
displayed while she was alive played a major role in the events that led to her
miraculous restoration to life after death.
Some of our harvest will be here on earth in our
lifetime. Some of it will only become evident in years to come, perhaps after
we have left this plane of existence. A good bit of our harvest will even be in
eternity. Never-the-less, we need to be assured that at the proper time, God
makes everything fall in place for the right harvest. So never give up. Remain
consistent in sowing the right seed.
Have a great day and a wonderful week. We
will view more snapshots of God’s amazing grace next week.
My song for the week is one from the last decade, "King Of Glory" by Third Day.
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