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Galatians 6:9
Perseverance in Doing Good
Galatians 6:9
Let’s not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season if we don’t give up.
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Why it is worth knowing
- Weariness in doing good is real and expected: Paul addresses it directly
- The harvest metaphor reassures: good deeds always produce a crop, in due season
- “If we don’t give up”: the condition is perseverance, not perfection
- The timing is God’s (“due season”), not ours: patience is required
Where it sits: Galatians 6:7-10
Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. Let’s not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season if we don’t give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.
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Background
Paul closes Galatians with practical encouragement for the long haul of the Christian life. The agricultural metaphor of sowing and reaping was universally understood: you plant in spring and harvest in autumn: the gap between investment and return requires trust. Doing good is often unrewarding in the short term. Paul’s encouragement is not to work harder but to not quit: “if we don’t give up.” The harvest is as certain as God’s own word. The verse was a lifeline for those engaged in costly, unrecognized acts of service.