Simeon, M. They started off arm in arm, and were saved. The smallest grain of faith is a deathless and incorruptible germ, which will yet plant the heavens and cover the earth with harvests of imperishable glory. The entering of the law, both in the commands and curses, is to make sin abound, that grace may superabound, so that both rods and threatenings Hugh BinningThe Works of the Rev. He does not always, alas, do right; but it is the object of religion of revelation to induce him to do so. The weary and hopeless outnumber the careless, if one may judge by the eager throng which presses into the field when some direct, immediate good is set before them as capable of being done. The sixteenth chapter of the second book of that memorable review of his literary career, contains corrections of certain points on which he believed that he had not been sufficiently accurate in these discussions. Coming to this country about 1895 he was appointed pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Metropolitan Tabernacle, New York. It was necessary to drill and blast a foot, two feet, six, ten, eighteen, twenty feet, and then I struck a spring. (5)The difficulty of the work.III. )Perseverance in well-doingJ. So, then, two thoughts Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureThe Owner's BrandI bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.'--GAL. They toiled a good while and got nothing. It is evident the apostle referred not first to his labours. He despises what is mean, and abhors what is impure, with every false and wicked way. vi. If it be a true and an approved maxim in common things to be ever active in laudable pursuits is the distinguishing characteristic of a man of merit in a high and peculiar sense may it be asserted of real Christians, that they "cease from evil, and learn to do well."II. It represents the element of definiteness in Christianity and in the Philip SchaffThe Seven Ecumenical CouncilsHow the Married and the Single are to be Admonished. Many of the houses are exceedingly grand and are finely intermixed with water and wood; yet are not too close, but so as to be sufficiently ventilated by the air. Let us consider it, secondly, As URGING HIM TO PERSEVERANCE IN THAT VOCATION BY THE PROMISE OF ULTIMATE REWARD. The reasons which should move us to endure. 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. Cultivate the grace of forbearance.3. It is something more than attention to our personal condition.2. I reply something is to be attributed in this tendency to the love which the human mind has for novelty. In the third place, the text furnishes us with most encouraging motives for perseverence: "In due season we shall reap, if we faint not." Now in all cases sympathy is a powerful spring of action; it interests the heart and raises every power of the soul.4. "We shall reap." A MOTIVE TO WELL-DOING. What encouragement does the service of God yield, to make us valiant for the truth and patient in well-doing? vi. The sixteenth chapter of the second book of that memorable review of his literary career, contains corrections of certain points on which he believed that he had not been sufficiently accurate in these discussions. Spurgeon. The absence of variety is painful, and transforms the period over which it extends into a desert a sandy plain; while, were there to be the entire negation of variety, life would be insupportable, and, like solitary confinement would soon become the harbinger of death. He shows what they intend that preach circumcision.14. Well-doing from right motives is the most difficult of all works. 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. Increases our power for well-doing.2. We are too ready to be "weary in well-doing," because we observe the apathy, the obstinacy, the carelessness, the ingratitude of those whom we seek to benefit.III. R. Reynolds, B. A.Let us not be weary in well-doing in consequence of I. 2. To form new habits.2. "Be not weary in well-doing," BECAUSE AN UNFINISHED ENTERPRISE, OR A WORK INCOMPLETE THROUGH INCONSTANCY IS BOTH A DISTRESS AND A DISGRACE. Stevenson.)I. The path is as much the king's highway as ever; its banks as green, its turns as beautiful, its trees as picturesque: but you have become weary, and your footsteps have flagged. They include all that the sacred oracles mean by piety towards God; by justice, benevolence and humanity towards our neighbour, and by sobriety and temperance in our conduce towards ourselves. Remember the evil one never gets discouraged or weary.4. But who can be sure? NUMB. For, setting apart that power, which he saith himself had not used, which yet that the faithful must serve unto, he enjoins, saying, "Let him that is catechised in the word, communicate unto him that doth catechise him, in all good things:" [2531] St. 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. If the least of us could only anticipate the eternal issues that will probably spring from the humblest services of faith, we should only count our sacrifices and labors unspeakable heritages of honor and opportunity, and would cease to speak of trials and sacrifices for God. The entering of the law, both in the commands and curses, is to make sin abound, that grace may superabound, so that both rods and threatenings Hugh BinningThe Works of the Rev. Again: unwearied continuance in "well-doing" has the distinct promise of success.(G. Could we get it all in a small compass, as Job had it (Job 29:11-17), we could put our hands to it with some hope of success. Weariness. (2)Grace perhaps is at a low ebb. We constantly forget that this life of ours is, as to everything mental and spiritual, the sowing time, not the time of reaping. V. What is not proof of growth in grace. Now in all cases sympathy is a powerful spring of action; it interests the heart and raises every power of the soul.4. . 16 (R.V.). (5)The difficulty of the work.III. (4)Saturating the whole population with religious truth.(C. VI. The mighty name by which we are called. that silken cocoon! 14. On account of the indolence of our nature.2. vi. In the first place, it refers individually to ourselves doing well, or doing good, with regard to ourselves. We all desire change, Monotony is irksome. "Do well," is the command; and the command obviously implies that those to whom it is addressed have the power to do well are, in other words, invested with an ability to benefit and bless others. First there are the strongholds of prejudice, which guard all the avenues to that mind; and these are found in the child often, as well as in the man. Bow to a higher will.3. For see what the individual who has to instruct the human mind, has to contend with. What the injunction "to grow in grace" does not mean. (3) This endurance is life's grand lesson. The language was written, as we find, under inspiration, by Paul to the Church at Galatia. "(Bright: Notes on the Canons, pp. Take heed of those things which will stop the current of tears. "Only one soul brought to Christ by all my efforts," says a discouraged Sunday School teacher. And here we see the importance, if we first consider what was the issue of the apostle's labours. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth October 20. The traveller gets weary on his journey, whether by sea or land; the student bending over his studies through a long period, cannot escape that fatigue which attends a close and intense application of thought; the labourer, when his day's work is done, often turns to his home with a tired look and a faltering step; the sick man upon his couch feels the passing hours to be weary as they creep through the darkness of the night or the light of day, bringing no ease to his pains nor strength to his weakness; the watcher by the bedside grows faint with watching, and the overtasked eyes grapple with the slumber that steals upon them in vain. Help others. The powerful antidote to the threatening evil "for in due season we shall reap if we faint not." 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. Then I might urge the exhortation by a reference to the self-discipline which is secured by perseverence especially perseverence in a course of self-denial.4. But to the other, set as he was amid the libidinous frenzy of the Sodomites, who would dare to say, "Although thy guests in thine own St. For see what the individual who has to instruct the human mind, has to contend with. God has by this promise connected our diligence in well-doing with a harvest of blessedness and of honour. It brings glory to God.3. Weight, M. "I must work, said Jesus, the works of Him that sent Me while it is day. The PROSPECT OF REWARD. I will call your attention, in the first place, to THE SPEAKER, or rather THE WRITER. (2) The largeness of the problem. L. Galton, M. This is the argument urged by the apostle in our text: "for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." He sees the triumph of all that you struggle for, the defeat of all that you hate. In all the well-doing of the Christian, in all the toil of the earnest worker for God, there is alliance with the power of the Holy Spirit, and with the purposes of God; and it would seem that the sovereignty of God has included the labours of man in its own far-reaching penetration. Weariness of mind and of body is common to most men. 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. To give you an instance of the use which is always made of it, I may mention the place where we are told that the Jews found fault with Christ because He made Himself equal with God, saying that God was His Father: "My Father worketh hitherto, and I work." Keep near to the Master. There are nine hindrances of mourning. He shows what they intend that preach circumcision.14. THE CHRISTIAN MAN'S VOCATION IN THE PRESENT WORLD, II, THE MOTIVE TO PERSEVERANCE IN IT, ARISING FROM THE ASSURANCE OF FINAL REWARD.I. He shows what they intend that preach circumcision.14. He began to shovel it away, but there seemed to be such a mountain of it he threw down his shovel in despair saying: "I can never clear away all that snow." From this post he was called to Central Congregational Church, Brooklyn, with but one exception the largest Congregational Church in the United States. V. What is not proof of growth in grace. I encouraged her to "labour and to wait." (George H. And so we sow only that which we can reap now or that which the children in our households can reap here on earth. Only a few weeks elapsed when ten of the twelve young ladies openly professed faith in Christ.4. He has VariousThe World's Great Sermons, Volume 10On Mysteries --God Gives them Here in Reality. A. 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. The Christian owes his own salvation to unwearied love and infinite sacrifice.2. The beauty of a thing is when it comes to be finished; the beauty of a picture is, when it is drawn out in its full lineaments, and laid in its orient colours; the beauty of a Christian is, when he hath finished his faith.(T. And difficulties always rouse a generous mind. The confession of time will be the ascription of all eternity: "By the grace of God I am what I am!" Get the love of God in your hearts, and you will run in His ways, and not be weary.(T. I do not say that this help is the one evidence of a Christian calling, but it is essential, and never more so than in these days. The Christian owes his own salvation to unwearied love and infinite sacrifice.2. A. It is, indeed, beautiful beyond expression. Christians are the pledged disciples of the Great Worker in this field of holy exertion. Christ Himself lives and works within the Christian by the power of His Spirit.III. 6) in imprinting Himself on the soul, impresses the characters of His different states; and to bear all the states of Jesus Christ is far more sublime, than merely Madame GuyonA Short and Easy Method of PrayerGrowth in Grace. The want of love to Christ.6. 1. vi. 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. The mighty name by which we are called.III. The powerful antidote to the threatening evil "for in due season we shall reap if we faint not." He does not always, alas, do right; but it is the object of religion of revelation to induce him to do so. )Perseverance in well-doingJ. In the third place, the text furnishes us with most encouraging motives for perseverence: "In due season we shall reap, if we faint not." 1 The love of sin. Activity is not enough; for activity the intensest may be evil. It may be that the results which God can give are not the results which you mean. L. Galton, M. A.I. "Be not weary in well-doing," BECAUSE AN UNFINISHED ENTERPRISE, OR A WORK INCOMPLETE THROUGH INCONSTANCY IS BOTH A DISTRESS AND A DISGRACE. vi. III. Let us not forget that "he that soweth to the flesh," etc. Do you ask me, then, what kind of reaping you shall have? The devil frustrates their efficacy by cutting off their ends; their unprofitable history is made up of plans and projects, schemes of usefulness that were never gone about, and magnificent undertakings that were never carried forward; societies that were set ageing, then left to shift for themselves, and forlorn beings who for a time were taken up and instructed, and just when they were beginning to show symptoms of improvement were cast on the world again. The task set us is listlessly performed; interest flags; no great results are expected; mechanical routine gradually steals into the holiest service. And for this purpose it is not improper we should briefly touch upon the nature of the well-doing here intended, that we may be enabled the more easily to understand what it is to be weary of it. SOME PLACES WHERE WE ARE LIABLE TO GROW WEARY.1. Viney, D. D.It is the part of religion to teach man to do well. )Motives to perseveranceT. The evil to which the Christian is exposed, and against which he is cautioned weariness in well-doing.III. Our ways of doing good may often be antiquated and cumbrous. CONSIDER THE CHRISTIAN MAN'S VOCATION IN THE PRESENT WORLD. Take heed of those things which will stop the current of tears. The bestowment of rewards is a feature of God's government, as the doctrine which teaches it is a doctrine both of Scripture and of providence.(J. NUMB. And then Satan rushes in, while the mind is thus exercised; and he says "What can such a wretch as you effect? To bear the conditions of Christ is something far greater than merely to consider those conditions. Observe the spirit by which those. WebThe Law of the Harvest (Galatians 6:1-10)by Ray Pritchard. Smyth. A day is hastening on, when works, and not wishes, or projects, will determine your eternal reward. What encouragement does the service of God yield, to make us valiant for the truth and patient in well-doing? A Christian will not be weary of service, that hath the crown in his eye. For, setting apart that power, which he saith himself had not used, which yet that the faithful must serve unto, he enjoins, saying, "Let him that is catechised in the word, communicate unto him that doth catechise him, in all good things:" [2531] St. The confession of time will be the ascription of all eternity: "By the grace of God I am what I am!" "In due season ye shall reap if ye faint not." 9). The insidious character of our temptations to weariness.IV. Attempts to do too much.3. To have generous minds.2. "Let us not be Weary in Well-Doing" (Gal. "Let us not be weary for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." Who are we, that the Lord of all should let us labour for Him? I pray you read them. Help others. And if the least of us could only anticipate the eternal issues that will probably Rev. (5)The difficulty of the work.III. In growth of character.2. Let us, in conclusion, consider the reason which the apostle urges for our observance of this injunction. Not in your sight nor in mine, but in Christ's. HAS ITS DIFFICULTIES.1. W. By well-doing here we are to understand, in general, the duties we owe to God, our neighbour, and ourselves. vi. Watson. For every man shall bear his own burden.'--GAL. Then he picked up his shovel, and marked off a square, and began to see how long it would take him to cast that aside; then another and another, until the whole was cleared away. (3)Reaping is your reward, but sowing is your work.II. The reference in these words is probably to the cruel custom of branding slaves as we do cattle, with initials or signs, to show their ownership. And is it not love, that at this moment we think, and feel, and hear, and see, amidst the enjoyment of the light of the sun, all the means of temporal being, and everything that sweetens life? "(Bright: Notes on the Canons, pp. Then there is another reason which ought to excite us to perseverance: the account we must render. I have done so much that at least I may be satisfied. The Apostle has been exhorting to unwearied well-doing, on the ground of the certain coming of the harvest season. Macknight, D. D.1. Be not weary in well-doing.1. It will be objected that, by this way, mysteries will not be made known. The Apostle has been exhorting to unwearied well-doing, on the ground of the certain coming of the harvest season. The smallest grain of faith is a deathless and incorruptible germ, which will yet plant the heavens and cover the earth with harvests of imperishable glory. Patience, industry, and perseverance: are the three great elements of success in life. We have many bright examples of patience and perseverence in well-doing, to encourage us not to be weary in it.5. Charles Jr. M. Merry.I. 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