M. L. Galton, M. A.I. 18. WELL-DOING IMPLIES FIXEDNESS OF WILL AND CHARACTER. A day is hastening on, when works, and not wishes, or projects, will determine your eternal reward. There is good and solid reason why we should be so admonished. Sunday School teaching is sowing. His ways are hidden. V)LinksGalatians 6:9 NIVGalatians 6:9 NLTGalatians 6:9 ESVGalatians 6:9 NASBGalatians 6:9 KJVGalatians 6:9 Bible AppsGalatians 6:9 ParallelGalatians 6:9 Biblia ParalelaGalatians 6:9 Chinese BibleGalatians 6:9 French BibleGalatians 6:9 German BibleGalatians 6:9 CommentariesBible Hub. It is very important when we hear an exhortation to consider the character of the person who gives it. AugustineAgainst LyingOn Account Then of These Either Occupations of the Servants of God17. THE ENCOURAGING PROSPECT ANNEXED TO THE CHARGE "For in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." There are two things in connection with duty which it will be well for us to remember well-doing, and constancy in well-doing. The difficulty of the problem depresses and disheartens us.I. It may be that the results which God can give are not the results which you mean. Then I might urge the exhortation by a reference to the self-discipline which is secured by perseverence especially perseverence in a course of self-denial.4. . Does any one ask, "Why is this what are its causes?" While I was doing it it was not pleasant, but after I had got through it was permanent refreshment. The text speaks of "fainting." If a man should set himself to improve his mind and manners simply out of a desire to be something better than he had been, he would still, in the doing, be helping others, for he would become a more valuable member of society. Watson.The husbandman doth not desire to reap till the season; he will not reap his corn while it is green, but when it is ripe; so we shall reap the reward of glory in due season; when our work is done, when our sins are purged out, when our graces are come to their full growth; then is the season of reaping; therefore let us not be weary of well-doing, but hold on in prayer, reading, and all the exercises of religion; we shall "reap in due season, if we faint not."(T. Consideration and regard for other's feelings and prejudices.II. 9). )Perseverence in well-doingW. (3)Want of order and discipline in the school.3. "I must work the works of Him that sent Me, while it is day; the night cometh, when no man can work/' So said He, who could do more work in a minute, than we can do in a whole life. Faith keeps from fainting; faith gives a substance to things not seen, and makes them to be as it were present, As a perspective glass makes those things which are at a distance near to the eye, so doth faith: heaven and glory seem near. Weariness. But though "all be of grace," thy God calls thee to personal strenuousness in the work of thy high calling;--to "labour," John Ross MacduffThe Faithful PromiserCadman -- a New Day for MissionsS. HAS ITS DIFFICULTIES.1. We, not our successors, will reap.3. (3)The training of real home missionaries. "Fear not, Daniel; for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard." He has VariousThe World's Great Sermons, Volume 10, On Mysteries --God Gives them Here in Reality. The seasons revolve, and each appears clad in a different garb. The third principle of unwearied stedfastness and increase in the work of the Lord, is a conviction of the evil of sin. )Unweariedness in well-doingH. The reward promised to patient labour. One of my Sunday-school teachers came to me to resign her class, because she said she was doing them no good. And now let me request your attention to the last suggestion derivable from this text: That the assurance of certain reward, in connection with the fulfilment of the Christian vocation, is a sufficient motive to perseverance therein under every temptation to weariness.(C. Believer! (1) And in the first place, we are bound to regard the bodies of our fellow-creatures. Watson.The husbandman doth not desire to reap till the season; he will not reap his corn while it is green, but when it is ripe; so we shall reap the reward of glory in due season; when our work is done, when our sins are purged out, when our graces are come to their full growth; then is the season of reaping; therefore let us not be weary of well-doing, but hold on in prayer, reading, and all the exercises of religion; we shall "reap in due season, if we faint not."(T. (1)Some think their work less important than at first. He shows what they intend that preach circumcision.14. And therefore he was content to say, "And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." And the boy looks from the beginning of his arithmetic through to the last page, and says: "I shall never get through that."2. Believer! We grow weary when the work seems too large and we try to take it all in at once. Only a few weeks elapsed when ten of the twelve young ladies openly professed faith in Christ.4. It is the object of constant attack on the part of its assailants: and believers are content too often to accept it "on faith," which means that they despair of giving a rational J. God's.(J. 9). We find Jacob wrestling with the wondrous angel of God's covenant through the entire night, and prevailing not till the morning began to break. While I was doing it it was not pleasant, but after I had got through it was permanent refreshment. The powerful antidote to the threatening evil "for in due season we shall reap if we faint not." The second thing to regard is, the manner in which this duty is to be performed; that is to say, unweariedly: "Let us not be weary in well-doing." "We shall reap," and reap in the best time, God's time, "in due season." "I bear in my body," Jeanne Marie BouviresA Short Method Of Prayer And Spiritual TorrentsTranslator's Introductory Notice. In usefulness to others.3. On account of the indolence of our nature.2. Again: It will be a full reward. vi. It is well-doing towards man. )Perseverence in religious duties enforcedG. A day is hastening on, when works, and not wishes, or projects, will determine your eternal reward. The language was written, as we find, under inspiration, by Paul to the Church at Galatia. H. GerberdingThe Way of Salvation in the Lutheran ChurchAnd to Holy David Indeed it Might More Justly be Said22. Then there are the gates of unbelief, thicker and stronger than the gates of Gaza; which only the spiritual Samson can carry away. Do two things. The second principle of standing fast and growing in righteousness, so as not to weary in well-doing, is that of love. )Against weariness in well-doingJ. A Christian will not be weary of service, that hath the crown in his eye. The human body is, as well as the soul, the purchase of the blood of Christ. Supposing one soul is brought to Christ, and permanently united to Christ by the love and faith of the heart, so united that that soul becomes a faithful Christian soul, living a life of love and faith, doing good to others, and those others doing good to a wider circle still, and so from generation to generation the influence broadens, how can you calculate the result?3. Then I might urge the exhortation by a reference to the self-discipline which is secured by perseverence especially perseverence in a course of self-denial.4. There are nine hindrances of mourning. The language was written, as we find, under inspiration, by Paul to the Church at Galatia. Having, then, assumed this, that we have learned to care for our own souls, and to regard our own immortal interests, the next point to be considered is, that we are bound to engage in "well-doing" for our fellow-creatures; for it is especially to this that the text refers. They have been employed more or less vaguely by different writers. If we turn from the unwearying work of the busy world to contemplate the great power of evil, if we try to realize its presence, to separate it in thought from the world which it defiles and seeks to ruin, we are appalled by its ceaseless efforts to accomplish its deadly purpose. R. Reynolds, B. A.Let us not be weary in well-doing in consequence of I. On the other hand, "well-doing" exacts a perpetual conflict with the evil tendencies of our nature. Go, learn yourself, before you teach others; how can you place yourself in such a position, to teach others the way to heaven?" THE RESULT OF WELL-DOING WILL COME IN THE PROPER TIME.1. H. BeibitzGloria Crucis21ST DAY. vi. 1. "Even the youths shall faint and be weary but they that wait on God shall renew their strength" (Isaiah 60:30).4. The reference in these words is probably to the cruel custom of branding slaves as we do cattle, with initials or signs, to show their ownership. SOME PLACES WHERE WE ARE LIABLE TO GROW WEARY.1. If you say a man is doing well, you mean to say that a man is increasing in his wealth, his influence, or his connections. She received us with that easy openness and affability which is almost peculiar to Christians John WesleyThe Journal of John Wesley"Hear the Word of the Lord, Ye Rulers of Sodom, Give Ear unto the Law of Our God, Ye People of Gomorrah,"Isaiah i. He suc-ceeded, and the exertion of helping to save his friend, kindled a glow of warmth in himself. Rhys Jenkins.)WearinessH. Jesus Christ, to whom it is abandoned, and whom it follows as the Way, whom it hears as the Truth, and who animates it as the Life, impressing Himself upon it, imparts to it His own condition. I will call your attention, in the first place, to THE SPEAKER, or rather THE WRITER. As much as anything, pride is self-focus. The harvest will come in due season.4. Increases our power for well-doing.2. The prospect of a happy issue of our labours is a strong support.4. It will be objected that, by this way, mysteries will not be made known. How often is the flesh weak while the spirit is willing! (2) But we must not exclude man as a responsible and immortal being. A. Two travellers crossing the Alps were freezing to death. True, the prospect may appear to us far off, though to some it may be nearer than they think.(W. Jesus Christ, to whom it is abandoned, and whom it follows as the Way, whom it hears as the Truth, and who animates it as the Life, impressing Himself upon it, imparts to it His own condition. THE CHRISTIAN MAN'S VOCATION IN THE PRESENT WORLD, II, THE MOTIVE TO PERSEVERANCE IN IT, ARISING FROM THE ASSURANCE OF FINAL REWARD.I. The sculptor may die, and his bust half finished be his most significant monument. Zeal is sometimes without knowledge, and zeal is often without patience; we look for the oak, without giving the acorn time to germinate; we desire to gather the cool and delicious fruit, forgetful of the preliminary processes of vegetation. We often feel our unfitness and our unworthiness to be employed in doing good. If left to itself--to the undisturbed development of G. The Christian sometimes scarce can hear his own voice amid the multitude; and ever and anon comes the temptation to sing louder than they, and drown the voices that cannot be forced into perfect tune. The causes of weariness. It may be found in the depths of the valley, amid streams and rocks, or in the city, amid lofty towers, temples, and palaces, where the "Te Deums" of thankful hearts may meet and swell into one of earth's loudest anthems before the throne of heaven. The absence of variety is painful, and transforms the period over which it extends into a desert a sandy plain; while, were there to be the entire negation of variety, life would be insupportable, and, like solitary confinement would soon become the harbinger of death. The injunction in the former of these verses appears, at first sight, to be inconsistent with the statement in the latter. This is what he is specially called to the business of his life his "being's end and aim."1. Christ has become the power of God to us.1. "We shall reap," and reap in the best time, God's time, "in due season." (1) We are not necessarily so because our affections are not so lively as they once were. 19. Direct you to the motive adverted to by the apostle. 10. 9. R. Reynolds, B. Some are later, too, than others; but the promise is sure, stable as the everlasting hills; sowing the seed, which "is the Word," will naturally produce all its legitimate effects. The entering of the law, both in the commands and curses, is to make sin abound, that grace may superabound, so that both rods and threatenings Hugh BinningThe Works of the Rev. And this brings me to a third source of weariness and discouragement in well-doing our narrow and inadequate views of life. SOME PLACES WHERE WE ARE LIABLE TO GROW WEARY.1. (4) The measure in which the sorrow is mixed with sin. I encouraged her to "labour and to wait." VI. Does any one ask, "Why is this what are its causes?" To have generous minds.2. If we would not grow weary, let us pray for persevering grace. (a)Highest form of charity is to teach the gospel. Our ways of doing good may often be antiquated and cumbrous. True grace is a living principle, and wherever it is found in the heart, it always tends towards perfection.2. A Due Reaping. x. 9). W. Beecher.I. )Christian enduranceW. If we turn from the unwearying work of the busy world to contemplate the great power of evil, if we try to realize its presence, to separate it in thought from the world which it defiles and seeks to ruin, we are appalled by its ceaseless efforts to accomplish its deadly purpose. The apostle doubtless understood that while the end is the first in God's purpose, it is the last in manifestation. He shows what they intend that preach circumcision.14. 1 The love of sin. HAS ITS DIFFICULTIES.1. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth October 20. Simeon, M. A.1. We may grow weary in our work and yet be most anxious for the success of it. They toiled a good while and got nothing. Watson.It is a beautiful sight to see silver hairs crowned with golden virtue. There are at least two reasons, unconnected with Holy Week, why the subject of the Cross of Christ should occupy our attention. The text may be regarded, in the first place, as marking out the Christian man's vocation in the present world. So, then, two thoughts Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureThe Owner's BrandI bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.'--GAL. Paul was thus content to look forward to the time when he should reap the reward of his labours, The husbandman was first to endure toil, that afterwards he might receive the joy of the harvest.(J. Do you ask me, then, what kind of reaping you shall have? It is a poor life that never treads a mountain summit, and flings an eagle glance over a promised land. The expression "due season," then, I conceive refers to a time which is known only to the Father, who hath put the times and seasons in His own power. To bear the conditions of Christ is something far greater than merely to consider those conditions. 9). v. 6. They shall enter into the joy of their Lord. (1) Because such words as these are written in the Bible (Matthew 18:21-35). How soon does a spirit of weariness creep over us in our spiritual career. The insidious character of our temptations to weariness.IV. 9. V)LinksGalatians 6:9 NIVGalatians 6:9 NLTGalatians 6:9 ESVGalatians 6:9 NASBGalatians 6:9 KJVGalatians 6:9 Bible AppsGalatians 6:9 ParallelGalatians 6:9 Biblia ParalelaGalatians 6:9 Chinese BibleGalatians 6:9 French BibleGalatians 6:9 German BibleGalatians 6:9 CommentariesBible Hub, (3)Reaping is your reward, but sowing is your work.II. True grace is a living principle, and wherever it is found in the heart, it always tends towards perfection.2. vi. And the teacher, when he sees, as he carries on this work, his own knowledge so imperfect, his own faith so weak, his own love so cold, his own zeal so dying, exclaims "What can I do?" The PROSPECT OF REWARD. II. "In due season we shall reap if we faint not" (Gal. Watson. The Christian has a persevering enemy to slay.2. "(Bright: Notes on the Canons, pp. And, "Don't be deceived!" Death alone must terminate exertion and fidelity.3. They started off arm in arm, and were saved. In that day, the least thing done will secure you a revenue of unspeakable glory; whilst the greatest thing talked of and planned only will bring you nought but disappointment and shame.3. WELL-DOING IS POSSIBLE THROUGH AIDS OFFERED IN THE GOSPEL. The seasons revolve, and each appears clad in a different garb. Study the history of Jesus of Nazareth. First, you shall reap spiritual advantage. It is something more than attention to our personal condition.2. Then the brevity of our time is another reason for perseverance. My goal in life is to be a faithful teacher of God's Word for the good of his people and the glory of his name. Let us consider it, secondly, As URGING HIM TO PERSEVERANCE IN THAT VOCATION BY THE PROMISE OF ULTIMATE REWARD. (George H. The Christian owes his own salvation to unwearied love and infinite sacrifice.2. 9. For every man shall bear his own burden.'--GAL. Be not weary in well-doing.1. The months before the ingathering may often seem long and wearisome, and verily be heart-breaking things, but God's "seasons" are not always measurable by our forecastings, even though the harvest is pledged by His oath and His promise. Then, thirdly, this weariness springs from the trials, to which "well-doing" frequently exposes individuals.4. If we turn from the unwearying work of the busy world to contemplate the great power of evil, if we try to realize its presence, to separate it in thought from the world which it defiles and seeks to ruin, we are appalled by its ceaseless efforts to accomplish its deadly purpose. L. Galton, M. A.I. If God does this, despite our sin, it is our honour, and shall be our life, to stir ourselves to do likewise; for it is the human dignity and bliss to think, feel, and live like God. Spurgeon. 10, 11, &c.--"Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom, give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah," &c. It is strange to think what mercy is mixed with the most wrath like strokes and threatenings. Again: unwearied continuance in "well-doing" has the distinct promise of success.(G. Paul was thus content to look forward to the time when he should reap the reward of his labours, The husbandman was first to endure toil, that afterwards he might receive the joy of the harvest.(J. Unreasonable expectations of an immediate harvest.4. (1)Some are constitutionally wavering and unsettled. Now, from the sense of all this goodness, will not the man, who is not dead to every generous feeling in human nature, love the Lord his Maker and Saviour with all his heart, and soul, and strength? Then, all day Friday and Saturday I prepare for the two messages on Sunday. Hugh BinningOf MysteriesOf Mysteries It may be objected, that, by this method, we shall have no mysteries imprinted on our minds: but it is quite the reverse; for it is the peculiar means of imparting them to the soul. No, says God, that is not what I mean for you. What, however, we have to do is to be faithful, to endure patiently our burdens, and to press onward in the strength of faith and hope.2. IS WELL-DOING.1. YOU WILL MEET WITH EVILS IN YOUR SERVICE, AND BE LIABLE TO WEARINESS AND FAINTNESS.1. How much is there to induce this spirit, and to render the exhortation against it appropriate. (2)Be proportionate to our well-doing. So, for instance, you remember he puts Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureThe Glory of the Cross"God forbid that I should glory save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ."--GAL. To see Him rise from His seat, and stretch out His hand, and say, "Come, thou blessed child of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Watson. The third persevering grace is love. Weight, M. Such necessary business in life as does not minister pleasure.2. 13, 15), or a regulative principle of Christian life (Gal. Having, then, assumed this, that we have learned to care for our own souls, and to regard our own immortal interests, the next point to be considered is, that we are bound to engage in "well-doing" for our fellow-creatures; for it is especially to this that the text refers. Therefore, sowing to the Spirit means supporting pastors and teachers and missionaries with your money. L. Galton, M. A.I. Then I add, you shall reap Divine approbation. vii,--one of the longest in the Bible, and one full of repetition. Not entirely of course, but too much. It is an act of obedience.2. His house is not confined to any one particular spot; it may be found on the broad ocean, in the midst of the desert waters, where the ship is turned into a sanctuary, and the incense of prayer and praise be made to ascend from her cabin or her decks. V)LinksGalatians 6:9 NIVGalatians 6:9 NLTGalatians 6:9 ESVGalatians 6:9 NASBGalatians 6:9 KJVGalatians 6:9 Bible AppsGalatians 6:9 ParallelGalatians 6:9 Biblia ParalelaGalatians 6:9 Chinese BibleGalatians 6:9 French BibleGalatians 6:9 German BibleGalatians 6:9 CommentariesBible Hub. "In due season we shall reap, if we faint not."--GAL. Was there any symptom of yielding, of inconstancy there?3. I pray you read them. (c)You strike at the root of sin in seeking the regeneration of a child.2. v. 6. There is temptation to weariness in "well-doing" from the very number of methods by which it may be persued.IV. (1) And in the first place, we are bound to regard the bodies of our fellow-creatures. Watson.The husbandman doth not desire to reap till the season; he will not reap his corn while it is green, but when it is ripe; so we shall reap the reward of glory in due season; when our work is done, when our sins are purged out, when our graces are come to their full growth; then is the season of reaping; therefore let us not be weary of well-doing, but hold on in prayer, reading, and all the exercises of religion; we shall "reap in due season, if we faint not."(T. 10. ITS SPHERES.1. For, setting apart that power, which he saith himself had not used, which yet that the faithful must serve unto, he enjoins, saying, "Let him that is catechised in the word, communicate unto him that doth catechise him, in all good things:" [2531] St. We are too ready to suppose that our exertions for the present and future benefit of our fellow-creatures are utterly without success, because we do not see the success. As a sinful being the new-born infant is not in the Way of Salvation. v. 6. Ah! It is, indeed, beautiful beyond expression. "Give an account of thy steward. could say, when commanded to deny Christ, "I have served Him these six and eighty years, and He has never hurt me, and shall I deny Him now?" He not only gave us our being, but He holds our souls in life. The special encouragement which the apostle presents. )Motives to perseveranceT. WHY WE SHOULD GUARD AGAINST BEING THUS WEARY IN WELL-DOING, AND PURSUE THE CONTRARY LINE OF CONDUCT.1. Reflect that the work and weariness will soon be over in that land of rest where we shall be burdened no more.(H. Have strong faith in the promises: "My word shall not return unto Me void it shall prosper" (Isaiah 55:11). They started off arm in arm, and were saved. And is it not love, that at this moment we think, and feel, and hear, and see, amidst the enjoyment of the light of the sun, all the means of temporal being, and everything that sweetens life? 9). "Even the youths shall faint and be weary but they that wait on God shall renew their strength" (Isaiah 60:30).4. The human body is, as well as the soul, the purchase of the blood of Christ. We grow weary when the work seems too large and we try to take it all in at once. What encouragement does the service of God yield, to make us valiant for the truth and patient in well-doing? It brings glory to God.3. It is a pronominal adjective, which signifies possession; which signifies a peculiar appropriateness when it is joined with any particular substantive. 14. "We shall reap."1. (2) When we are habitually formal in our religious duties. Action is at once the destiny and the lot of man. The sixteenth chapter of the second book of that memorable review of his literary career, contains corrections of certain points on which he believed that he had not been sufficiently accurate in these discussions. The bestowment of rewards is a feature of God's government, as the doctrine which teaches it is a doctrine both of Scripture and of providence.(J. (2)The rearing of a generation of worship-loving people. R. Reynolds, B. Well-doing must respect the world. Early pastoral experiences.III. Then he picked up his shovel, and marked off a square, and began to see how long it would take him to cast that aside; then another and another, until the whole was cleared away. And is it not love, that at this moment we think, and feel, and hear, and see, amidst the enjoyment of the light of the sun, all the means of temporal being, and everything that sweetens life? (Admonition 28.) A day is hastening on, when works, and not wishes, or projects, will determine your eternal reward. It may be found in the wide waste of sands, in the vast wilderness, where the tent of the pilgrims is erected, and from beneath the spread of its canvas may be heard the earnest breathings of a humble and contrite spirit. 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