Galatians 6:9 KJV
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.King James Version
The same verse in modern English
Let’s not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season if we don’t give up.Galatians 6:9, World English Bible (WEB)
Sitting with this verse
Paul has just used a farming picture: what a person sows is what that person reaps. Here the sowing is ordinary good done for others, and the danger he names is exhaustion, not laziness. “Due season” means the proper time, which belongs to God rather than to your calendar. The next verse widens the circle to doing good to everyone as opportunity comes. If you are worn thin, rest a moment, then choose one small kindness for today.
From Galatians 6
Tired of doing good with little to show for it? Think of one burden you could help someone carry, and trust that a harvest is coming in its season.
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