Today I want to share from Rick Renner's "Sparkling Gems From the Greek Volume 2" again today. This is SO good!
Refuse To Quit and Give Up
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we
shall reap, if we faint not. — Galatians 6:9
I’ve told you before, but today I sense a leading to tell
you again — you must stay steady and on track with the assignment the
Lord has given to you! Believe me, I know what it’s like to get tired of
staying steady and holding the course. But those moments when you’re tired and
tempted to quit are the exact times when you need to grab hold of the power of
God and determine that you are not going to stray from your course until you’ve
finished what God asked you to do!
In moments when weariness tries to get the best of me, I
meditate on Galatians 6:9, which says, “And let us not be weary in well doing:
for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” The word “weary” in
Galatians 6:9 is the Greek word egkakos — a compound of en,
which means in, and kakos, which describes something evil. Here
it actually depicts a person who is tempted to throw in the towel and
quit, thus surrendering to evil. In this verse, God commands you and me not to
surrender to any temptation to give up. He promises that in “due season,” a
harvest will be reaped if we won’t quit — the manifestation of what each of us
is believing for will come if we will not cave in and give up.
Notice that God says the manifestation comes in “due
season.” This tells us that each seed has its own set season — a
specific, individual time when the seed will produce its harvest. Even if
multiple seeds of various kinds are planted at one time, each has its own
season to be reaped, depending on the seed. One seed produces in one set
season, and another seed is reaped in a different set season. But no matter
what season our seed is to be reaped in, God promises that if we are consistent
— if we steadfastly keep sowing our seed into the ground and refuse to let
weariness take us down — a time will come when “we shall reap.”
The words “we shall reap” describe a future, fixed
event. So if a seed has been sown, a harvest is guaranteed to happen
— if we stay on course. This is why Paul continued, saying, “…if
we faint not.” The word “faint” is a Greek word that pictures a
person who has become so weary that he gives up and forfeits what he’d been
waiting so long for and what he was so close to reaping. Pressures applied
against such a person caused him to become tired and weary. As a result, his
grip slackened, and the thing he’d held on to and hoped for slipped from his
hands. The result was loss. In the case of Galatians 6:9, he
lost a harvest.
The most common thing that causes one to loosen his grip
is weariness. That’s why Paul urges you not to throw in the towel in times
of spiritual, physical, or mental exhaustion. It’s exciting to plant seeds of
faith, and it’s really exciting when harvest comes. But in order to
reach that point of reaping, you must hold on tight to what God has told you and
remember that your seed has a set season when it will produce if you
don’t disrupt the process.
Often people are tempted to quit believing because they
get tired. Maybe you have felt this very same temptation. But God
promises you in Galatians 6:9 that if you will remain steadfast, your time of
waiting will eventually produce a harvest — the manifestation of what you’ve
been waiting for and believing to see.
We’re all believing for something and sowing seeds toward
it. I don’t know what you’re trusting God for in this season of your life.
Perhaps no one knows but you because you’ve kept it between you and the Lord.
Maybe it’s a financial harvest, a breakthrough in a relationship, or a healing
or restoration in some area. Maybe this harvest is taking longer than you’d
anticipated or expected. But I want to reassure you that God’s Word and His
promises are absolutely true — and if you will just refuse to give up and
quit, it’s only a matter of time until your long-awaited blessing arrives!
AMEN!!! Our God is SO faithful! I really like this new song by Hillsong UNITED called "Highlands (Song of Ascent). Here it is:Shalom in Him!
