Galatians 6:9
'Let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart'.
We are constantly making 'resolutionary' decisions in life and some of those choices are to do good.
We have been created for good works (Ephesians 2:10) and we are to be zealous for good works (Titus 2:14). But how many times do we stick to our good decisions?
I liken this to the parable that Jesus tells, The Parable of the Sower. The seeds were sown in different places and dependent upon where they were sown, this impacted whether or not the seed grew. Jesus likened the seed to the word of the Kingdom. We can hear the Word and it can be snatched, tribulations can cause it not to take root, the care of the world choke it, or it can be understood and acted upon. I know Jesus refers to scripture, but I liken this to non-spiritual decisions that we make.
For example, we can make a decision to exercise a few times a week. We could even have based this decision upon a word we received...but then hear comes the cares of the world...interrupting our schedule! Six months later we are wondering whatever happened to our exercise programme!!
Matthew 13 says the man who understands the Word and acts upon it will bear fruit and produce. The Message Bible reads, 'He produces a harvest beyond his wildest dreams'. I like how Paul puts it in Galatians - don't grow weary in doing good.
I must confess that I am that person who looks back and thinks, 'What happened to my training programme?!...and where is my six pack?!' Who knows? Maybe if I had not grown weary, I would have been competing in last year's Olympics :p. We make good decisions but they can be easily thwarted - so we have to choose to not grow weary, but persist in doing good, as we will reap a harvest beyond our wildest dreams. :)
