9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
This particular passage of scripture is one of the most encouraging in the Bible. It speaks not only to the believer’s challenge of not growing weary in doing good, but it also speaks to their reward if they don’t faint or fall away. I know that many of us who have been on this road of Christianity for a long time, often wonder, what is the contribution that were really making? And we even wonder if is what we are doing is doing any good. Often times service brings with it weariness and fatigue. However, one of the things that is encouraging about our God is that he is a God that does not overlook our effort and labor. One of the things about God that is most attractive is that he is just, loving, and he is as Hebrews 11:6 says “a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.” So it is a fact that God will allow us to reap in due season if we do not faint or fall away. Every now and then everybody needs a pat on the back when they've done a good job because without it we become burned out, tired and just plain old weary. This is one Scripture that gives us a little push and vote of confidence that if we just keep doing a good job, and just keep doing the work of the Lord that in due season we will reap the as long as we don't fall away.
Couple of things that I would like for us to ponder this week in regard to this particular scripture and our lives:
1. Let us ask ourselves the question, are we doing good or are we busy about the kingdom's business of well doing? Too often we're on our own agenda and about our own business and not about the business of the one who put us on the earth. We must continually be about God's business. Jesus himself said, when his parents were looking for Him and found Him in the temple “I must be about my father's business.” This lets us know that all that we are to be about is doing well and fulfilling the God-given purpose in which we were put on this earth; to glorify Him. If you're finding yourself not being busy about the father's business, then I challenge you to start doing well in all aspects of your life and doing what pleases God and is tied to His Kingdom; that is the only well doing that we can truly do.
2. Are you weary of doing good? If you have found yourself in the place where you really are doing good, according to God's standards of good, then I encourage you to find ways to keep yourself energized, focused, and keep the passion that you started out with so that you do not burn yourself out. What many would say to that is how do you do that? The best thing to do is to get away from it all, even if it is for five minutes at a time to spend time with God. I suggest more than five minutes but many of us are too busy doing things that really do not matter in God’s plan for us but take away from our precious time with Him. Hey, how about eliminating some of that stuff and using it to rest in God’s presence, that will keep you from getting weary and draw you closer to God which will bring Him closer to you. It will also replenish your spirit and put you in a position to be rejuvenated to do the work of the Lord once again.
3. Remember due season is coming. One thing that people have to understand is that God is a just, gracious and merciful, which means that we never really get all the bad that we deserve, but we always get more of the good than we actually deserve. So it is very fair to say that if we keep doing the work of God and keep doing good, that surely we will receive our reward. God rewards his people for their diligent work and does it in ways that we could never imagine. It is not about a dollar amount or a dollar value because God blesses in ways that we could never place a dollar amount upon it if we wanted to. The reward also is in knowing that you are doing the work that pleases God. And that God promises to take care of his people and afford them the opportunity to continue in that work of well doing.
Challenge: Take some time this week to focus on the work that you have been challenged by God to do, and then do it knowing that God will reward you for your good work, in due season (the proper time established by God). If I may quote Jim Valvano, the late basketball coach, “Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.”
This particular passage of scripture is one of the most encouraging in the Bible. It speaks not only to the believer’s challenge of not growing weary in doing good, but it also speaks to their reward if they don’t faint or fall away. I know that many of us who have been on this road of Christianity for a long time, often wonder, what is the contribution that were really making? And we even wonder if is what we are doing is doing any good. Often times service brings with it weariness and fatigue. However, one of the things that is encouraging about our God is that he is a God that does not overlook our effort and labor. One of the things about God that is most attractive is that he is just, loving, and he is as Hebrews 11:6 says “a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.” So it is a fact that God will allow us to reap in due season if we do not faint or fall away. Every now and then everybody needs a pat on the back when they've done a good job because without it we become burned out, tired and just plain old weary. This is one Scripture that gives us a little push and vote of confidence that if we just keep doing a good job, and just keep doing the work of the Lord that in due season we will reap the as long as we don't fall away.