It will be objected that, by this way, mysteries will not be made known. From this post he was called to Central Congregational Church, Brooklyn, with but one exception the largest Congregational Church in the United States. The sculptor may die, and his bust half finished be his most significant monument. See Westcott's account of it, On the New Testament Canon, p. 498 ff. (1)The flesh cries out for ease. Viney, D. D.)The danger signalGeorge H. Smyth.I. It is well-doing. And this for three reasons.1. And, "let us not be weary," etc. 14. Have strong faith in the promises: "My word shall not return unto Me void it shall prosper" (Isaiah 55:11). Let us look at that expression a moment. He sees the triumph of all that you struggle for, the defeat of all that you hate. (3)Fellow Christians are cold and indifferent. But the one is a fiend and the other a seraph. A. He who loves the world, is never weary of following the world; he who loves God will never be weary of serving Him" that is the reason why the saints and angels in heaven are never weary of praising and worshipping God; because their love to God is perfect, and love turns service into delight. By well-doing here we are to understand, in general, the duties we owe to God, our neighbour, and ourselves. And surely that is not a small thing. The human body is, as well as the soul, the purchase of the blood of Christ. But as used by Paul it goes far beyond this, and signifies all moral excellence. Now, there is a double link of connection between the preceding words and our text; for 'do good' looks back to 'well-doing,' and the word rendered 'opportunity' is the same as that rendered 'season.' )The weary well-doersJ. 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. Now mark, brethren, what the text says, "Let us not be weary in well-doing." There is no prophet whose office and commission is only for judgment, nay, to speak the truth, it is mercy that premises threatenings. About that there is no doubt. Christians are the pledged disciples of the Great Worker in this field of holy exertion. Oh I to hear my Master "say in that day, "Well done, good and faithful servant!" He glories in nothing, save in the cross of Christ.Dictionary of Bible ThemesGalatians 6:94464harvest5418monotony5582tiredness5635work, and redemption5883impatience8418endurance8713discouragement9130future, theGalatians 6:6-105603wagesGalatians 6:7-94506seed5499reward, divine8255fruit, spiritualGalatians 6:9-106672grace, in relationships8262generosity, human8442good worksLibrarySeptember 19. This intimation is admirably calculated to correct our misapprehensions, and evoke our confidence.3. Yet he was not weary in well-doing.II. We are constantly hearing of the disappointments which come to all Christian workers; indeed of the discouragements which come to all benevolent helpers of all kinds. My Father worketh hitherto, and I work."3. For see what the individual who has to instruct the human mind, has to contend with. "Let us not be weary for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." We are sowers of seed here. Think of these three things. VI. Do he must and will. R. Reynolds, B. But the Christian is sure of a harvest in due time if he faint not.2. Slowly He works, but surely, and fast enough. It is hard to deal with hard cases; but when we have struck the water of life in any one, after that we have overflowing remuneration even here.(H. If left to itself--to the undisturbed development of G. Weariness of mind and of body is common to most men. They have been employed more or less vaguely by different writers. underneath is the pure white of immortality. It is true that in old times criminals, and certain classes of Temple servants, and sometimes soldiers, were also so marked, but it is most in accordance with the Apostle's way of thinking that he here has reference to the first class, and would represent himself as the slave of Jesus Christ, Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureBurden-Bearing'Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. (4) Because there is an end which will fulfil all our hope for humanity in sight. They were less thoughtful than when she took charge of them. Text--But grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.--2 Pet. It is very important when we hear an exhortation to consider the character of the person who gives it. The injunction in the former of these verses appears, at first sight, to be inconsistent with the statement in the latter. God knows this tendency of man's mind, and has provided for it for what is there that does not change? III. Such necessary business in life as does not minister pleasure.2. "We shall reap," and reap in the best time, God's time, "in due season." Differently to be admonished are those who are bound in wedlock and those who are free from the ties of wedlock. 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. VI. Lift up Rev. The sailor thinks it a tame voyage if he never has a storm; it is the storm that rouses him to action; and the battle that brings out the soldier's energies. vi. May 22, 2022 H.B. )PeopleGalatians, PaulPlacesGalatiaTopicsAbate, Courage, Desponding, Due, Faint, Faint-hearted, Grain, Grow, Harvest, Heart, Lose, Proper, Reap, Reward, Season, Tired, Weariness, Weary, Well-doingOutline1. THE RESULT OF WELL-DOING WILL COME IN THE PROPER TIME.1. It is assumed, however, that there is a strong temptation to grow weary in well-doing, to cease from good activities. Beecher. One of the great objects of religious buildings is, that we should gather together within their walls for public worship; that on the Sabbath, as a day of rest from the toils of labour, the mind should seek for strength and solace in the ministrations of united devotion and of Christian fellowship.II. When it comes it will abundantly repay us.The present reward is (1)The conversion of the children. Practically, we plan for this life and this only. It may forfeit the reward. x. Renew the fight, endure the strain. But Paul has a way of setting side by side two superficially contradictory clauses, in order that attention may be awakened, and that we may make an effort to apprehend the point of reconciliation between them. NUMB. That we may hold on a Christian course, let us labour for three persevering graces. vi. A Due Reaping. vii,--one of the longest in the Bible, and one full of repetition. Watson. The mighty name by which we are called.III. (2)Grace perhaps is at a low ebb. So the girl looks at that great pile of music, as she begins her first lessons, and says: "Oh, I can never learn all that music." Now there seem to be three important particulars suggested to us here.1. And this brings me to the second thought suggested by this part of our text, namely: That the reward connected with the fulfilment of the Christian vocation awaits its bestowment at an appropriate period. First, the rivalry of other workers forbids weariness.1. iii. 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. The sculptor may die, and his bust half finished be his most significant monument. Supposing that Sunday School teacher had built the pyramids, it would have been undeniably a great result of persistent labour, but it would have been such labour as would last at the longest for a limited time, and its use would be problematical, for we are not very sure why and for what the pyramids were built. Direct you to the motive adverted to by the apostle. This is the argument urged by the apostle in our text: "for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." In the first place, it refers individually to ourselves doing well, or doing good, with regard to ourselves. (3)Our reaping is absolutely certain.Application:1. The undying activity of the world. Help others. Rhys Jenkins.)WearinessH. The reaping time will come.2. A Due Reaping. There is much need of untiring effort to do good.2. The difficulty of the problem depresses and disheartens us.I. There is a glorious reward before us, if we do not grow weary in well-doing. Do the men of the world even respect a backslider? How much is there to induce this spirit, and to render the exhortation against it appropriate. The old man, hearing his voice below, answered in no very courteous tone, "I don't want you here; you may go away." D. Often pray to God. No standing still; if we are not advancing, we must be falling back. The second persevering grace is hope. )The cause and cure of weariness in Sabbath School teacherC. He has VariousThe World's Great Sermons, Volume 10On Mysteries --God Gives them Here in Reality. Not in your sight nor in mine, but in Christ's. When a Christian first enters upon this work, he thinks that all is easy; that to convert souls is no great difficulty: to draw other minds into the state in which he is, is but simply a pleasant exercise. 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. A mass of useless lumber, in the shape of old instruments, may infest the Church of God, and we perhaps often feel that nothing can be done without removing such incumbrances.3. All holy men have been acquainted practically with well-doing. These should not dishearten.2. Viney, D. D.)The danger signalGeorge H. Smyth.I. The soldier it is natural to him to be amongst bullets, and to mount up cliffs, in order to plant his standard upon castles and difficult places. The Hindrances to MourningWhat shall we do to get our heart into this mourning frame? The seasons revolve, and each appears clad in a different garb. 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. 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. YOU WILL MEET WITH EVILS IN YOUR SERVICE, AND BE LIABLE TO WEARINESS AND FAINTNESS.1. In doing good we obtain good.2. It is evident the apostle referred not first to his labours. 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. and not weary of well-doing.12. (2)The work lasts on year after year.2. I can hardly wonder that the best stand appalled before the mass of the misery and sin of society. Seek to understand the hidden laws of that outward and inward life. In growth of character.2. About that there is no doubt. Was it not love, to form man after the image of God, and to breathe into him a thinking, reasonable, immortal spirit? Our ways of doing good may often be antiquated and cumbrous. Practically, we plan for this life and this only. Is there any pause in the intercession of the Son? 16). "Be not weary in well-doing." Excess of trouble may for a time distract.3. Nor is this all there is the spirit of self-complacency. 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