“Perseverance”
Galatians 6:7-9
This last message on sowing and reaping has
as it’s focus verse 9 – “let us not become weary in doing good, for at the
proper time we will reap a harvest – if we do not give up.” Notice first of
all, that Paul is talking about sowing good. One of the more sobering
principles of this law is that to receive a harvest of good requires much work;
but evil naturally comes to harvest on its own. Evil does not need our help.
Weeds just grow and it takes perseverance and hard work to keep them out of the
garden, and provide conditions that promote good healthy and fruitful plants.
However, weeds will grow and take over and consume naturally if we do nothing.
Remember – the law of sowing and reaping is
a universal and absolute law that applies to every area of life. It takes
perseverance and hard work to keep evil (weeds) out of our lives, or our
children’s lives, and provide conditions that are favorable for healthy growth
and fruitful lives. That being said, let me share this quote – “Many a
Christian has failed in his own life while trying to minister to others. We
dare not let weeds grow in our own garden while we seek to hoe them out of
someone else’s!” You cannot plant a garden and then forget it; there are too
many forces at work to prevent a good harvest. Just read the Parable of the
Sower in Matthew 13 to see that this is true.I want to look at – and apply this law to some other scriptures to show that this is a universal law. For instance, look at Colossians 3 “Set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above and not on earthly things..” Why? Because you reap what you sow. Look at verses 5- 10 Why is all that important? Because you reap what you sow. Look at verses 12-17 Remember this law is also positive in its results and you reap what you sow!
Satan would love for us to not sow all these things in verses 12-17 because weeds will grow naturally when we do nothing! When we slack off going to church; when we find excuses for not attending Bible study; when we stop reading God’s Word daily; when our prayer times become shorter and shorter; let me say it one more time WEEDS GROW NATURALLY!
2 Peter 1:5 says “Make every effort to add to your faith goodness, and to goodness knowledge, and to knowledge self-control, and to self-control perseverance, and to perseverance godliness, and to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness LOVE”…. Why? Because you reap what you sow! Peter follows this up with the words “they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive!” I have had and have seen some ineffective and unproductive gardens…they are not very fruitful…in fact, they are downright ugly!
Perseverance is seldom easy, and we may not even see the fruit of our labors in this life, but we will one day have a full and rewarding harvest – if we do not give up. The season for sowing good is always now! You can begin today to weed out your life and sow good seed for a new and better harvest. Don’t give up!
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