Morning Moments

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

The conjunction "and" ties this to the previous verse that speaks of sowing and reaping. I don't know about you, but I get tired "in" the work of ministry sometimes. I never tire "of" it, but I do tire "in" it, and I think that is why I focus on the word "in" when I look at this verse. I have attended the seminars and read the books and much of the "stuff" written about rest and relaxation. I understand the need for pacing oneself, preparing oneself, and prioritizing, but regardless of what is written, ministry is demanding. It is not fatal, but it is stressful. If we do not understanding the place of stress in our lives, and the need for it, we will never understand how to handle it. Our text tells us how.

I remember an old neighbor over 60 years ago that use to plow his garden with an old horse named Dan. He let me plow once in a while and would always say to me, "Son, don't take your eye off the end of the row.

The Scripture says, "...looking to Jesus..." and that is what we must always do, but how do we do that? It is not gazing at a photo. It has nothing to do with looking at the end of the task. It is prevailing prayer that keeps us from growing weary and fainting. That is the secret!

Think of it this way: Imagine coming home after a hard day’s work and your wife whom you love so much is waiting to throw her arms around you, help you to your recliner, pulls off your shoes and socks, and begins anointing and rubbing your feet or massaging your shoulders. Man, if that doesn't relax you, you are in a hopeless state.

Prayer is hard work, but the benefit of travailing prayer is that the Holy Spirit within and the angels without, the Lord above and the Scripture before you become just what you need to rest and relax and refreshes yourself in the Lord. It's better than a spa.

Can you understand what Jesus must have felt when Mary anointed His feet, massaging them and drying them with her hair? WOW! What a woman! What a Savior! What a combination! Do let your modern mind get all messed up here. You may be the woman who needs a loving gentle man to do this for you. The point is that regardless of your sex, age, stage, position in life or anything else, you can get weary "in" well doing.

So, don't faint! Jesus said, "Pray that ye faint not", and I don't think He was referring to the request so much as to the act of praying itself. I find myself so tired sometimes that I don't think I could talk another step or say another word, but when I pray and as I pray, I find myself refreshed.

BLESSINGS!