Rest, But Don’t Quit

“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” (Galatians 6:9)

To “keep on keeping on” can be phrased many ways.  It may be stated, “It’s too soon to quit.” Or it may be, “Don’t give up.” I gave some young teenagers each a certificate for,

“STIC-TO-IT-IVE-NESS,” for finishing a task assigned them in church. Farmers and gardeners plant seeds in the ground, knowing they cannot reap a harvest before the plants have matured. I knew an old man who was chopping weeds and grass out of half grown corn in the hot summer time. He would sit down and rest at the end of each long row, but he never quit. He finished just a few rows each day until he was done with that large field. He reaped a good harvest for doing well.

God sends His servants out to serve in His fields.  He tells us, “the harvest is great and the laborers are few.” (Luke 10:2) Still He tells us, “Don’t quit.” He tells us not to be weary in well doing, in sticking to our assigned task.  He assures us that the harvest is coming.  Stay with it.  Don’t quit. Keep on witnessing, reading your Bible, praying, attending church and Bible study, giving, helping others and simply living the Christian life.