“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart”
And let us not grow 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.
“Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, which is your glory” (Ephesians 3:13).
“But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good” (2 Thessalonians 3:13).
Note that Paul includes himself in the possibility of discouragement in Christian service by the word “us.”
Principle:
There is a direct correlation between persistence and motivation.
Application:
The quality of persistence in the face of difficulty is a Christian quality. It is easy to excuse ourselves from not serving the Lord because of some perceived difficulty we face. If this happens, we will flag in doing God’s will. We will lose interest and energy.
Dullness comes from blunting the keen edge of our Christian lives. Service does not seem worth it anymore. This loss of hope results in discouragement.
The spiritual Christian forges ahead in the face of the ingratitude of those who should appreciate him. All of us need the quality of stick-to-itiveness in service. Some of us give up too soon.
We may get weary in serving the Lord, but we never get weary of it. We need tenacity and patient persevering until the Lord comes (James 5:7,8).
This is great I love it I was at the point that I felt like giving up, but that God He reminded me of the call that I have and who I’m serving.
God is Good
This verse does something for me every day. When I lose my direction and get anxiety, wondering where to start first- reminder….”do good….do not fail”. Thanks!
When I feel like I have no purpose and nothing I’m doing is right……”do not grow weary….do not lose heart….do not give up…” Thanks!
When I feel like the world is a lost cause, ganged up on, losing the light at the end of the tunnel….it rings the loudest in its necessity….”in doing good, let us not fail.” Amen.
Reminds that we’re all in this together. That the world back then just as now will always need healing, and by who? Well He saved us….and we’re charged with taking care of each other. If it were gonna be easy….there’d be no need to include repeatedly the comforts of “do not lose heart….”, but it must be noted by us all, its very clear end game- “let us not fail”.
Very well said. Thank you for breaking this down.
Good afternoon,very good explaination of the scriptures.
Thank you for this. Life is not easy. I guess it was not meant to be but if we think about it, many don’t have enough of the basics in life – yet they get through the day on faith. I try to be generous even with a low income as its a display of my faith. The good new is the LORD is coming. Too many signs now like the torahcalendar.com and the open book of truth (mostly Daniel 11) or Isaiah 26: 19-21 explaining our plague and the closeness to HIS return. Thanks,