Good and doing good.
Simple right?
2Thessalonians 3:13 But as for you, brethren, do not weary in doing good (what is right).
Galatians 6:9 And let us not grow weary while doing good (noble and honorable), for in due season we will reap if we do not lose heart.
God has a due season. The word due in this instance is different than what we think. It is not what we are owed. It means your own, private, belonging to you.
It means then if we do not grow weary in doing what is honorable, in our own, private season, we will reap if we do not lose heart.
There is a timetable for every act of goodness, doing what is right or honorable, that you will reap. Some take a few moments. Some times years to see the season of goodness returned. But be encouraged, what you are sowing in love and peace and doing good, serving others, taking care of family, little acts of kindness, they are seeds that will reap a harvest.
In the meantime, as you wait for your harvest- Rom 8:28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
and…
Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Titus 3:8 …those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people.
The harvest is a new soul coming to the saving grace of our Lord Jesus. Reaping is a child’s belly full. Justice for injustice. Harvest is another knowing the fullness of a friend who stands by in faith. The harvest is someone caught in the traps and deceits of wrongdoing or stuck in the mud of life, escape and become free. Reaping is that another person reaches out to give their story to help free another from their entanglements.
Don’t give up! Keep on keeping on!
God is faithful. Your kindness and goodness count. Every act is seen and causes our God to work on their behalf because of you.
Thankful for those who do that for me. I get to pay it forward.
Gladitude, gratitude, canitude, patitude. With great joy, thankfulness, and patience I will continue to do good and can’t wait to give all that I have been given.
It’s due season!