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Thursday, October 22

Verse of the Day with Reflection

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

The Key of Endurance · Day 22 of 31

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Endurance When You Must Begin Again

Paul talks like a farmer here. Sowing, reaping, seasons. Anyone who has planted anything knows that the work and the harvest are separated by a long stretch of nothing visible.

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

Galatians 6:9

In due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Due season is not the season you would choose. It is the right season, the one the seed needs. Pulling up maize to check on it does not make it grow faster.

Farmers know something else too. Some years the rain fails. Some harvests are thin. And the next year they plant again. Beginning again is not a sign of failure in farming. It is simply how farming works.

That is why verse ten opens with As we have therefore opportunity. Each opportunity is a new planting. You may have tried to do good for someone and seen nothing come of it. Today is another field. You do not have to make up for the last season before you sow in this one.

Perhaps you are starting a new job after losing the last one, or rebuilding a friendship you thought was finished, or picking up a habit of prayer you let go. Plant the seed in front of you. The season is God's to name.

The field looks empty after sowing.That is what sowing looks like.

A failed harvest last year is not a reason to leave the field this year.

Good done today is a seed, even if you never see what grows.

Carry this today

What good thing have you stopped planting because last season was thin?

Pray

Lord of the harvest, I am tired of sowing and seeing nothing. Give me strength to begin again with the opportunity in front of me today. Keep me from fainting, and teach me to trust your timing instead of mine. Let me do good to the people you put in my path. In Jesus' name, Amen.

Read Galatians 6:8–10

8For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. 9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. 10As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

Keep praying

Every day of the year

JanuaryThe Key of Beginnings
  1. 1Somebody Else Went First
  2. 2The Hour Nobody Saw
  3. 3He Had Always Opened That Window
  4. 4Deciding Once So You Stop Deciding Daily
  5. 5Daily Was The Word He Chose
  6. 6And Will Look Up
  7. 7The Light That Keeps Getting Brighter
  8. 8Who Despises Small Days
  9. 9Every Morning, And It Melted
  10. 10Rose Up Early
  11. 11They Kept Turning Up
  12. 12The Thing You Did At First
  13. 13Shut Thy Door
  14. 14By Taking Heed
  15. 15Both Men Heard It
  16. 16When Thou Sittest In Thine House
  17. 17He Did Not Know Who Was Calling
  18. 18And I Knew It Not
  19. 19Sitteth Down First
  20. 20Let Us Rise Up And Build
  21. 21Day And Night
  22. 22Heartily, As To The Lord
  23. 23If We Faint Not
  24. 24Two Minds
  25. 25Teach Us To Number Them
  26. 26Lay Aside The Weight
  27. 27Shall Ye Not Know It
  28. 28Forgetting Those Things Which Are Behind
  29. 29A Time To Every Purpose
  30. 30He Withdrew Himself
  31. 31He That Began It Will Finish It
FebruaryThe Key of Love
  1. 1Somebody Loved First
  2. 2Fearfully, And Wonderfully
  3. 3Suffereth Long
  4. 4A Great Way Off
  5. 5As I Have Loved You
  6. 6Go Yet, Love Her
  7. 7They Seemed But A Few Days
  8. 8Whither Thou Goest
  9. 9Knit With The Soul
  10. 10Tenderhearted
  11. 11While We Were Yet
  12. 12Many Waters
  13. 13The Third Time
  14. 14She Loved Much
  15. 15As Thyself
  16. 16He Will Joy Over Thee With Singing
  17. 17Graven Upon The Palms
  18. 18What Manner Of Love
  19. 19Greater Love Hath No Man
  20. 20At All Times
  21. 21Esau Ran To Meet Him
  22. 22Forbearing One Another
  23. 23Charity Shall Cover
  24. 24When My Father And Mother Forsake Me
  25. 25In Honour Preferring One Another
  26. 26Love Your Enemies
  27. 27Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear
  28. 28With An Everlasting Love
  29. 29Nor Anything Else
MarchThe Key of Stillness
  1. 1The Weight Was Never The Problem
  2. 2Because He Careth
  3. 3Thou Wilt Surely Wear Away
  4. 4Arise And Eat
  5. 5Rest A While
  6. 6He Giveth His Beloved Sleep
  7. 7Careful And Troubled
  8. 8Take No Thought For The Morrow
  9. 9Be Careful For Nothing
  10. 10Bear Ye One Another's Burdens
  11. 11In The Sixth Hour
  12. 12My Grace Is Sufficient
  13. 13The Cattle On A Thousand Hills
  14. 14There Remaineth A Rest
  15. 15Be Still, And Know
  16. 16A Still Small Voice
  17. 17And Ye Would Not
  18. 18As A Weaned Child
  19. 19Peace, Be Still
  20. 20Ye Shall Hold Your Peace
  21. 21Wait Thou Only
  22. 22Be Silent, O All Flesh
  23. 23Let All The Earth Keep Silence
  24. 24Whose Mind Is Stayed
  25. 25Not As The World Giveth
  26. 26He Maketh Me To Lie Down
  27. 27He Sitteth Alone And Keepeth Silence
  28. 28A Fool Uttereth All His Mind
  29. 29Let Thy Words Be Few
  30. 30He Went Up Alone
  31. 31Commune With Your Own Heart
AprilThe Key of Renewal
  1. 1Old Things Are Passed Away
  2. 2A Heart Of Flesh
  3. 3By The Renewing Of Your Mind
  4. 4New Every Morning
  5. 5Create In Me A Clean Heart
  6. 6Come Now, And Let Us Reason
  7. 7Except A Man Be Born Again
  8. 8Not By Works Of Righteousness
  9. 9The Spirit Of Your Mind
  10. 10Renewed In Knowledge
  11. 11The Years The Locust Hath Eaten
  12. 12Like The Eagle's
  13. 13Beauty For Ashes
  14. 14He Made It Again
  15. 15He Purgeth It
  16. 16New Wine, New Bottles
  17. 17Nevertheless I Live
  18. 18I Acknowledged My Sin
  19. 19Faithful And Just To Forgive
  20. 20If We Follow On
  21. 21Falleth Seven Times
  22. 22The Second Time
  23. 23There Fell From His Eyes
  24. 24Day By Day
  25. 25Out Of The Horrible Pit
  26. 26Before They Spring Forth
  27. 27I Make All Things New
  28. 28It Is God Which Worketh In You
  29. 29Grow In Grace
  30. 30Let Us Go On
MayThe Key of Purpose
  1. 1Purpose Before You Feel Ready
  2. 2Purpose In the Next Step
  3. 3Purpose When the Way Is Quiet
  4. 4Purpose Without an Audience
  5. 5Purpose For an Ordinary Tuesday
  6. 6Purpose When Plans Change
  7. 7Purpose In the Work at Hand
  8. 8Purpose When You Need Clarity
  9. 9Purpose One Choice at a Time
  10. 10Purpose Under Pressure
  11. 11Purpose After the Excitement Fades
  12. 12Purpose In a Difficult Conversation
  13. 13Purpose When Progress Is Slow
  14. 14Purpose At the Point of Decision
  15. 15Purpose In the Waiting Room
  16. 16Purpose When You Feel Small
  17. 17Purpose Through an Open Door
  18. 18Purpose When the Answer Is No
  19. 19Purpose In What You Already Have
  20. 20Purpose When Nobody Notices
  21. 21Purpose With Both Feet on the Ground
  22. 22Purpose When You Must Begin Again
  23. 23Purpose In the Middle of the Work
  24. 24Purpose When Fear Speaks First
  25. 25Purpose With an Open Hand
  26. 26Purpose When You Cannot See Far
  27. 27Purpose In the Honest Answer
  28. 28Purpose When the Cost Is Real
  29. 29Purpose For the Long Road
  30. 30Purpose At the End of the Day
  31. 31Purpose For What Comes Next
JuneThe Key of Strength
  1. 1Courage Before You Feel Ready
  2. 2Courage In the Next Step
  3. 3Courage When the Way Is Quiet
  4. 4Courage Without an Audience
  5. 5Courage For an Ordinary Tuesday
  6. 6Courage When Plans Change
  7. 7Courage In the Work at Hand
  8. 8Courage When You Need Clarity
  9. 9Courage One Choice at a Time
  10. 10Courage Under Pressure
  11. 11Courage After the Excitement Fades
  12. 12Courage In a Difficult Conversation
  13. 13Courage When Progress Is Slow
  14. 14Courage At the Point of Decision
  15. 15Courage In the Waiting Room
  16. 16Courage When You Feel Small
  17. 17Courage Through an Open Door
  18. 18Courage When the Answer Is No
  19. 19Courage In What You Already Have
  20. 20Courage When Nobody Notices
  21. 21Courage With Both Feet on the Ground
  22. 22Courage When You Must Begin Again
  23. 23Courage In the Middle of the Work
  24. 24Courage When Fear Speaks First
  25. 25Courage With an Open Hand
  26. 26Courage When You Cannot See Far
  27. 27Courage In the Honest Answer
  28. 28Courage When the Cost Is Real
  29. 29Courage For the Long Road
  30. 30Courage At the End of the Day
JulyThe Key of Devotion
  1. 1Prayer Before You Feel Ready
  2. 2Prayer In the Next Step
  3. 3Prayer When the Way Is Quiet
  4. 4Prayer Without an Audience
  5. 5Prayer For an Ordinary Tuesday
  6. 6Prayer When Plans Change
  7. 7Prayer In the Work at Hand
  8. 8Prayer When You Need Clarity
  9. 9Prayer One Choice at a Time
  10. 10Prayer Under Pressure
  11. 11Prayer After the Excitement Fades
  12. 12Prayer In a Difficult Conversation
  13. 13Prayer When Progress Is Slow
  14. 14Prayer At the Point of Decision
  15. 15Prayer In the Waiting Room
  16. 16Prayer When You Feel Small
  17. 17Prayer Through an Open Door
  18. 18Prayer When the Answer Is No
  19. 19Prayer In What You Already Have
  20. 20Prayer When Nobody Notices
  21. 21Prayer With Both Feet on the Ground
  22. 22Prayer When You Must Begin Again
  23. 23Prayer In the Middle of the Work
  24. 24Prayer When Fear Speaks First
  25. 25Prayer With an Open Hand
  26. 26Prayer When You Cannot See Far
  27. 27Prayer In the Honest Answer
  28. 28Prayer When the Cost Is Real
  29. 29Prayer For the Long Road
  30. 30Prayer At the End of the Day
  31. 31Prayer For What Comes Next
AugustThe Key of Wisdom
  1. 1Wisdom Before You Feel Ready
  2. 2Wisdom In the Next Step
  3. 3Wisdom When the Way Is Quiet
  4. 4Wisdom Without an Audience
  5. 5Wisdom For an Ordinary Tuesday
  6. 6Wisdom When Plans Change
  7. 7Wisdom In the Work at Hand
  8. 8Wisdom When You Need Clarity
  9. 9Wisdom One Choice at a Time
  10. 10Wisdom Under Pressure
  11. 11Wisdom After the Excitement Fades
  12. 12Wisdom In a Difficult Conversation
  13. 13Wisdom When Progress Is Slow
  14. 14Wisdom At the Point of Decision
  15. 15Wisdom In the Waiting Room
  16. 16Wisdom When You Feel Small
  17. 17Wisdom Through an Open Door
  18. 18Wisdom When the Answer Is No
  19. 19Wisdom In What You Already Have
  20. 20Wisdom When Nobody Notices
  21. 21Wisdom With Both Feet on the Ground
  22. 22Wisdom When You Must Begin Again
  23. 23Wisdom In the Middle of the Work
  24. 24Wisdom When Fear Speaks First
  25. 25Wisdom With an Open Hand
  26. 26Wisdom When You Cannot See Far
  27. 27Wisdom In the Honest Answer
  28. 28Wisdom When the Cost Is Real
  29. 29Wisdom For the Long Road
  30. 30Wisdom At the End of the Day
  31. 31Wisdom For What Comes Next
SeptemberThe Key of Grace
  1. 1Grace Before You Feel Ready
  2. 2Grace In the Next Step
  3. 3Grace When the Way Is Quiet
  4. 4Grace Without an Audience
  5. 5Grace For an Ordinary Tuesday
  6. 6Grace When Plans Change
  7. 7Grace In the Work at Hand
  8. 8Grace When You Need Clarity
  9. 9Grace One Choice at a Time
  10. 10Grace Under Pressure
  11. 11Grace After the Excitement Fades
  12. 12Grace In a Difficult Conversation
  13. 13Grace When Progress Is Slow
  14. 14Grace At the Point of Decision
  15. 15Grace In the Waiting Room
  16. 16Grace When You Feel Small
  17. 17Grace Through an Open Door
  18. 18Grace When the Answer Is No
  19. 19Grace In What You Already Have
  20. 20Grace When Nobody Notices
  21. 21Grace With Both Feet on the Ground
  22. 22Grace When You Must Begin Again
  23. 23Grace In the Middle of the Work
  24. 24Grace When Fear Speaks First
  25. 25Grace With an Open Hand
  26. 26Grace When You Cannot See Far
  27. 27Grace In the Honest Answer
  28. 28Grace When the Cost Is Real
  29. 29Grace For the Long Road
  30. 30Grace At the End of the Day
OctoberThe Key of Endurance
  1. 1The Room He Painted Yellow
  2. 2What Hannah Said On The Way Home
  3. 3The Man Who Kept Opening The Window
  4. 4It Will Not Lie
  5. 5Two More Years
  6. 6Four Words After Four Hundred Years
  7. 7He Stayed Two Days
  8. 8Her Hap Was To Light
  9. 9How Long
  10. 10They Shall Walk
  11. 11He Wanted A Bigger Moment
  12. 12In The City, Doing Nothing
  13. 13Quietly
  14. 14Now Let Thy Servant Depart
  15. 15Endurance In the Waiting Room
  16. 16Endurance When You Feel Small
  17. 17Endurance Through an Open Door
  18. 18Endurance When the Answer Is No
  19. 19Endurance In What You Already Have
  20. 20Endurance When Nobody Notices
  21. 21Endurance With Both Feet on the Ground
  22. 22Endurance When You Must Begin Again
  23. 23Endurance In the Middle of the Work
  24. 24Endurance When Fear Speaks First
  25. 25Endurance With an Open Hand
  26. 26Endurance When You Cannot See Far
  27. 27Endurance In the Honest Answer
  28. 28Endurance When the Cost Is Real
  29. 29Endurance For the Long Road
  30. 30Endurance At the End of the Day
  31. 31Endurance For What Comes Next
NovemberThe Key of Gratitude
  1. 1Gratitude Before You Feel Ready
  2. 2Gratitude In the Next Step
  3. 3Gratitude When the Way Is Quiet
  4. 4Gratitude Without an Audience
  5. 5Gratitude For an Ordinary Tuesday
  6. 6Gratitude When Plans Change
  7. 7Gratitude In the Work at Hand
  8. 8Gratitude When You Need Clarity
  9. 9Gratitude One Choice at a Time
  10. 10Gratitude Under Pressure
  11. 11Gratitude After the Excitement Fades
  12. 12Gratitude In a Difficult Conversation
  13. 13Gratitude When Progress Is Slow
  14. 14Gratitude At the Point of Decision
  15. 15Gratitude In the Waiting Room
  16. 16Gratitude When You Feel Small
  17. 17Gratitude Through an Open Door
  18. 18Gratitude When the Answer Is No
  19. 19Gratitude In What You Already Have
  20. 20Gratitude When Nobody Notices
  21. 21Gratitude With Both Feet on the Ground
  22. 22Gratitude When You Must Begin Again
  23. 23Gratitude In the Middle of the Work
  24. 24Gratitude When Fear Speaks First
  25. 25Gratitude With an Open Hand
  26. 26Gratitude When You Cannot See Far
  27. 27Gratitude In the Honest Answer
  28. 28Gratitude When the Cost Is Real
  29. 29Gratitude For the Long Road
  30. 30Gratitude At the End of the Day
DecemberThe Key of Joy
  1. 1Joy Before You Feel Ready
  2. 2Joy In the Next Step
  3. 3Joy When the Way Is Quiet
  4. 4Joy Without an Audience
  5. 5Joy For an Ordinary Tuesday
  6. 6Joy When Plans Change
  7. 7Joy In the Work at Hand
  8. 8Joy When You Need Clarity
  9. 9Joy One Choice at a Time
  10. 10Joy Under Pressure
  11. 11Joy After the Excitement Fades
  12. 12Joy In a Difficult Conversation
  13. 13Joy When Progress Is Slow
  14. 14Joy At the Point of Decision
  15. 15Joy In the Waiting Room
  16. 16Joy When You Feel Small
  17. 17Joy Through an Open Door
  18. 18Joy When the Answer Is No
  19. 19Joy In What You Already Have
  20. 20Joy When Nobody Notices
  21. 21Joy With Both Feet on the Ground
  22. 22Joy When You Must Begin Again
  23. 23Joy In the Middle of the Work
  24. 24Joy When Fear Speaks First
  25. 25Joy With an Open Hand
  26. 26Joy When You Cannot See Far
  27. 27Joy In the Honest Answer
  28. 28Joy When the Cost Is Real
  29. 29Joy For the Long Road
  30. 30Joy At the End of the Day
  31. 31Joy For What Comes Next

Reflection by Collins Asein, from the daily devotionals in the PrayerKey app. Bible text: King James Version.