Welcome to Scripture Saturday!

Today we are memorizing one verse for the book of Galatians…

And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. (6.9)

Let us not grow weary or become discouraged in doing good…(Amplified version)

The “doing good” that Paul is talking about is “doing” the fruit of the spirit which he speaks about earlier in Galatians… 

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. (v5:22,23)

We are not to grow weary being “patient and kind and good and faithful and gentle and (showing) self-control. Don’t grow weary of manifesting your peace and joy in all kinds of acts of love to your neighbors and associates and family.” (Piper)

If we do not spend our time living as Christ did, living in His Spirit, keeping our eyes on Him, then the flesh will take over…

For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. (Gal. 6:8)

And we all need to be reminded at times why it matters that we not give up, why it matters that we keep on keeping on…

~Because of God’s love

~Because of Christ’s sacrifice

~Because of our commitment to the Lord

~Because of heaven and hell

~Because we may take others with us through our testimony

~Because of the love we share with other Christians

~Because of our fellowship with God

It matters very much, in every way, what we do, how we live our lives.  We must always keep our eyes on Him and eternity, pressing forward in serving God every day, with every step, until we are with Him.