Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9
“So quickly sometimes has the wheel turned round, that many a man has lived to enjoy the benefit of that charity which his own piety projected.”
Laurence Sterne in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, compiled by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert (New York: Wilbur B. Ketcham, 1895) 26.
Often we do good and it seems like there is no impact. In the middle of all that, it’s easy to grow weary. Sometimes we get to see a harvest. Those days, though maybe few and far between, remind us that lasting good can come from our efforts.
Sterne reminds us that sometimes we get to enjoy the benefit of our piety (or our commitment to godliness). That’s my prayer for for each reader today and for my wife, Jenni, today as she ministers in on her seventh trip to Guatemala.
Father, we don’t serve you for the harvest, but it sure is encouraging when we get to enjoy the benefit of our efforts. Cause our generosity to bear much fruit by your Holy Spirit. Hear this prayer in your mercy in the name of Jesus. Amen.