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Galatians 6:9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Truth to Learn Doing good for others is not easy and may seem to go unnoticed by anyone, but God sees it all.<\/p>\n Behind the Words The word translated \u201cgrow<\/span> weary<\/span>\u201d is the Greek word ekkake\u014d<\/span><\/em>, which means \u201cto lose courage\u201d or \u201cto become despondent.\u201d This word is expressed in the subjunctive mood, indicating possible action, hence this could have been translated as \u201cAnd we should not become discouraged \u2026\u201d This is a better translation because it expresses the possibility of losing courage, as the word indicates, rather than losing strength.<\/p>\n \u201cIn<\/span> due<\/span> season<\/span>\u201d is translated from the Greek words kair\u014d<\/span><\/em> idi\u014d<\/span><\/em>. These words mean \u201cat its set time\u201d or \u201cin its proper season.\u201d It is a reference to the appropriate time for something to happen.<\/p>\n The expression \u201cif we do not lose heart<\/span>\u201d is translated from m\u0113<\/span><\/em> ekloumenoi<\/span><\/em>. The Greek word m\u0113<\/span><\/em>, which we learned a couple verses back, refers to negation (usually translated, not). Ekloumenoi<\/span><\/em> is a compound word made up of ek<\/span><\/em>, used as an intensifier, and a form of lu\u014d<\/span><\/em>, meaning to let loose. When used in the passive voice as it is here it means \u201cto become exhausted\u201d or \u201cto faint.\u201d<\/p>\n Meaning Explained A literal translation of this verse might be \u201cBut we should not become discouraged as we are doing good things because at the proper time we will reap, not becoming exhausted<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n Paul has just instructed the Galatian Christians, and us, that sowing fleshly seed (succumbing to our fleshly desires and making self the center of our thoughts) will lead to a harvest of gradual, continuous decay. Sowing spiritual seed (living a life submitted to the Spirit of God and having the good of others as our focus), however, will lead to an eternal harvest. He knew, though, that sowing spiritual seed and doing good for others are like swimming upstream against the onrushing torrent of worldly beliefs and attitudes.<\/p>\n Paul knows from personal experience that if we continue to do those things which are good and right, we are likely to get discouraged because the fruits of such actions are not immediate. Like a farmer who has to wait until the proper season to harvest the crops he has so diligently labored over, we must be willing to wait until the proper time to see the fruit of our labors. So he encourages us that if we keep on, in God\u2019s perfect timing we will eventually see the result of our labors. And, keeping this carrot in front of us will help us not to become weak and ineffective.<\/p>\n It may be that we will not see the harvest of our seed sowing at all in this lifetime. But that which is being done for God through His Holy Spirit will not go unnoticed. At the Bema Seat Judgment, where all of our works will be tested by fire, we may finally see the harvest and know the eternal consequences, and God will receive all the glory.<\/p>\n Application Though we may not see the fruit of our labor in this life, we must not become discouraged, and we must not stop living for Christ. He gave His life that we might live eternally. We must now live this life in His power through His Spirit so that others might see that He is alive in us.<\/span><\/p>\n \n In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2008 <\/span>Will <\/span>Krause. 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