Shadrach
Sep 12th 2011, 03:20 AM
:bible:Galatians 6:9, “And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart”
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The above text speaks about growing weary. The word “weary” means to be spiritless, exhausted, lose heart, despair. The idea is not tiredness but that Christians can lose their motivation to do “good.” Discouragement causes some to give up or give out. Thus, weariness in doing good isn’t the same as physical tiredness. It’s the tendency to become discouraged while fulfilling a God ordained duty or doing a good work in service for our Lord. Monotony sets in … the results are few. Then we begin to wonder, what’s the use? We’re ready to quit and throw in the towel. If this is a picture of you, take heart because the apostle Paul said that good works always produce a harvest if we don’t give up (Galatians 6:9). As believers we can become numb to God's words of love, and blind to His wonderful works He has shown us. Many times we have a tendency to forget the not so spectacular blessings we receive daily from Him. My brethren, many times the battle we face doesn’t come directly from our enemy, or from an outside source, but from the enemy within, our old nature. Our daily routines can often become so monotonous. We work hard, but we can almost expect that tomorrow will be a replica of today. It’s in this place; we can become weary, and begin to consider our work for God a chore, rather than a pleasure. This attitude of weariness will ultimately affect our relationship with God, as well as with other believers. Our love can begin to grow cold, and we run the risk of wandering away from His truth and quit. As an illustration in Leslie B. Flynn’s leaflet “Keep on Keeping On” … tells of a man who handed out gospel tracts on a busy street corner. Year after year of not seeing anyone trust Jesus Christ as Savior, he quit. Two years later he happened to pass the same familiar corner and saw a person handing out tracts, just as he did those many years. He walked over to the stranger and struck up a conversation. He learned that a little more than 2 years earlier the man had become a believer in Christ after reading a tract he had received at the very same corner. “Many a time I’ve come back here to find the man to thank him,” said the stranger, “but he never came back. So I decided he must have died and gone to his reward. That’s why I’ve taken his place!” 1 Corinthians 15:58 says, “Be steadfast … in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain”.
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Further thoughts:
My friend, if you have trusted Christ as your Savior, God will give you by His Spirit the power to persevere and when you find yourself growing weary, you can trust in His faithfulness and rest in His love. If you will hold on to His strength, you will reap in His perfect time the rewards of your hard labor. Most of us are ordinary believers in Christ who live routine lives. Yet, our extraordinary God wants all of us to be everyday disciples who are faithful to Him. Don’t even think about quitting like the man in the illustration; but be steadfast in your service to the Lord who gave His all for you. If you do this ... one day you will be rewarded by these words from Christ Himself, “Well done thou good and faithful servant”.
__________
The above text speaks about growing weary. The word “weary” means to be spiritless, exhausted, lose heart, despair. The idea is not tiredness but that Christians can lose their motivation to do “good.” Discouragement causes some to give up or give out. Thus, weariness in doing good isn’t the same as physical tiredness. It’s the tendency to become discouraged while fulfilling a God ordained duty or doing a good work in service for our Lord. Monotony sets in … the results are few. Then we begin to wonder, what’s the use? We’re ready to quit and throw in the towel. If this is a picture of you, take heart because the apostle Paul said that good works always produce a harvest if we don’t give up (Galatians 6:9). As believers we can become numb to God's words of love, and blind to His wonderful works He has shown us. Many times we have a tendency to forget the not so spectacular blessings we receive daily from Him. My brethren, many times the battle we face doesn’t come directly from our enemy, or from an outside source, but from the enemy within, our old nature. Our daily routines can often become so monotonous. We work hard, but we can almost expect that tomorrow will be a replica of today. It’s in this place; we can become weary, and begin to consider our work for God a chore, rather than a pleasure. This attitude of weariness will ultimately affect our relationship with God, as well as with other believers. Our love can begin to grow cold, and we run the risk of wandering away from His truth and quit. As an illustration in Leslie B. Flynn’s leaflet “Keep on Keeping On” … tells of a man who handed out gospel tracts on a busy street corner. Year after year of not seeing anyone trust Jesus Christ as Savior, he quit. Two years later he happened to pass the same familiar corner and saw a person handing out tracts, just as he did those many years. He walked over to the stranger and struck up a conversation. He learned that a little more than 2 years earlier the man had become a believer in Christ after reading a tract he had received at the very same corner. “Many a time I’ve come back here to find the man to thank him,” said the stranger, “but he never came back. So I decided he must have died and gone to his reward. That’s why I’ve taken his place!” 1 Corinthians 15:58 says, “Be steadfast … in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain”.
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Further thoughts:
My friend, if you have trusted Christ as your Savior, God will give you by His Spirit the power to persevere and when you find yourself growing weary, you can trust in His faithfulness and rest in His love. If you will hold on to His strength, you will reap in His perfect time the rewards of your hard labor. Most of us are ordinary believers in Christ who live routine lives. Yet, our extraordinary God wants all of us to be everyday disciples who are faithful to Him. Don’t even think about quitting like the man in the illustration; but be steadfast in your service to the Lord who gave His all for you. If you do this ... one day you will be rewarded by these words from Christ Himself, “Well done thou good and faithful servant”.