Galatians 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. The path of duty is often found to be the path of difficulty and discouragement. Efforts to do good are often misunderstood and ill-requited; benevolent plans are ridiculed, motives misrepresented, kindness of heart abused, hopes of success treated as visionary and absurd. Still the conscientious, right-minded, true servant of God is a man of determination; he acts from principle, not impulse; his heart is in the work, therefore he proceeds in it, doing his utmost to discharge the duties God has laid on him. I. THE DUTY. To do what is just and approved in God's sight. This refers — 1. To ourselves. (1) Starting in the heavenly course. (2) Persevering therein. 2. To our fellow-men. (1) Their bodies (James 1:27; Matthew 25:35, 36). (2) Their souls. More valuable than body, so ought to be more regarded. Sympathy. A word in season. Consideration and regard for other's feelings and prejudices. II. THE MANNER OF PERFORMING IT. Unweariedly. Much need for this admonition. We often feel our unfitness and unworthiness to be employed in doing good. Let us take heed lest our supposed humility and self-depreciation proceed really from coldness of heart, apathy, selfishness, deadness of spirit. Great need for diligence, patience, and heartfelt earnestness. III. THE MOTIVE. "In due season we shall reap," etc. Encouraging to know this. God's service is not labour without return. He gives to every man according to his work — exactly what he deserves. (George Weight, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.WEB: Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don't give up. |
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