Doing Good

Good Morning,

Galatians 6:9 (NIV)
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:9 (AMP)
And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint.

One would think that it might be just about impossible to grow weary and tire of "doing good." First, I suppose, we should know what "doing good" is, don't you think? I guess that doing good can be, and often is, different for different people. For some there is the passion to feed the hungry. For others homeless people are on their hearts. Some of us have a great compassion to reach out and evangelize to the lost. Many have a burden for the elderly. Well, the list is just about endless when it comes to service to others and "doing good." Mostly, I feel, this "doing good" are those things which have been placed into our hearts and minds by God.

Now, why in the world would one get weary of doing good things? Again, I would suppose that there might be many reasons. But the one that seems to stand out in my mind...at least today and at this moment...is that we don't see the results of our "doing good." That doesn't mean, of course, that there ARE no results, but we've been taught and brought up in this world to expect to SEE the results of our efforts in no matter what the realm. So, when we aren't made aware of what happens because of the good things we do, well, we tend to tire of doing those things. It is sort of the "human-ness" of us and has a great deal to do with how we've been raised.

However, the Bible tells us in todays short verse of Scripture that we are not only to do good, but...let's not miss this...that there WILL, indeed, BE a harvest of good results BECAUSE of our doing good. That can be difficult for some of us to fully comprehend. The reason for that is the fact that we may not be around to see that harvest here on this earth, that is...the actual and positive results of our labors as it applies to those to whom we are serving directly. But, "at the proper time" we will definitely see and know of that marvelous harvest that God has planned for us, for those who do not "become weary" or "lose heart" in those endeavors of service that God places on our hearts and into our minds.

Yes, there will be a marvelous harvest for you and for me when God deems it the right time. Of that, we are assured. Let's not lose track of that fact as we sometimes tire a bit of doing good. We will be blessed.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David