As we enter the final quarter of the year, we often shift our focus from big projects to maintenance and preparation. This is the heart of stewardship: diligently managing what we have while we wait for what's next. Our focus verse today is a powerful reminder that our efforts, though quiet and often unseen, are never wasted.
"And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up."
Galatians 6:9
The Call to Diligent Stewardship
The concept of stewardship isn't just about managing money; it's about managing our time, energy, relationships, and talents — everything God has entrusted to us. The phrase "grow weary of doing good" speaks directly to the reality of daily Christian life. Stewardship is often mundane. It’s the consistent choice to be patient, to save a little, to study the Bible even when you don't feel like it, or to serve a thankless role. This day-to-day discipline is the act of sowing.
When we get tired, we’re tempted to let up on the plow. We want immediate results. But Galatians 6:9 challenges us to shift our focus from the instant gratification of the moment to the eventual reward of the harvest. True stewardship is the persistence to keep sowing even when the soil feels dry or the work feels heavy.
The Promise of Preparation
The farmer who harvests in October started preparing the soil in spring. The successful steward understands that the reaping is dependent on the sowing, and that the reaping happens "in due season." This is the great act of trusting God’s timing. Our preparation now (our "doing good") is not a guarantee of an immediate payoff, but a certainty of a payoff at the right time. Financial Stewardship isn't just saving; it's trusting that God will multiply your obedience when you need it. Relational Stewardship isn't fixing people; it's consistently sowing kindness and patience, trusting that the "due season" of healthier relationships will come. Spiritual Stewardship isn't cramming for a crisis; it's consistently filling your heart with God's Word, trusting that those truths will surface when life tests you.
The principle is clear: Preparation precedes abundance. The future harvest requires current faithfulness.
The Power of Persistence
The entire promise hinges on that final condition: "if we do not give up." When the weather is bad, the weeds are choking the crop, or the market is slow, the farmer faces a choice: Do I keep tending the field, or do I walk away? This is the central challenge of stewardship and trust. Letting go is often necessary, but giving up is a surrender to failure. Galatians 6:9 is your divine assurance that the work you are putting in, the quiet preparation, the consistent act of doing good, is seen by God. He doesn't want you to stop five feet from the harvest.
This October, use this season of turning and gathering to evaluate your own fields: Where are you tempted to grow weary? What small, good thing do you need to be persistent in today? Don't abandon the good work God has called you to do. Keep sowing, keep tending, and keep preparing. The due season is coming, and your faithful stewardship will be rewarded with a rich reaping.
What specific area of your life (time, money, relationships, health) needs renewed commitment and persistence this week? How can you show God you are trusting Him for the "due season" by not giving up today?
