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what 'due season' might you be hoping for when you continue to persevere?

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Galatians 6:9

Let’s not be weary in doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we don’t give up.

Paul wrote this letter to the churches in Galatia (modern-day Turkey) to address confusion about what it means to follow Jesus, particularly concerning the role of Jewish law. Here, he encourages them to continue acts of kindness and generosity without growing tired, promising a future reward.

What does this passage suggest about the nature of perseverance, and how might it reshape our expectations for effort and reward?

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Read alongside it

  • 2 Thessalonians 3:13

    It similarly encourages persistence in well-doing.

  • James 5:7-8

    It uses the imagery of a farmer waiting for rain to illustrate patience.

  • Hebrews 10:36

    It links endurance with receiving what God has promised.

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