Never A Quitter

Read: Galatians

Be steadfast ... in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain. --- 1 Corinthians 15:58

The Bible In One Year:
Job 3-4
Acts 7:44-60

A preacher who was growing weary in the ministry had a dream. He saw himself pounding away at a huge chunk of granite with a pick-axe. It was his job to break it into small pieces. But hard as he tried, he couldn't chip off even a tiny piece. At last, tired and disappointed, he decided to give up.

Just then a stranger appeared and said, "Weren't you given orders to do that work? Your duty is to give your best regardless of what happens." The preacher, with a renewed determination, lifted the pick-axe high in the air and gave the granite a crushing blow. It broke into a thousand pieces. He had almost quit --- one blow too soon.

The Lord wants us to keep working at our God-given task no matter how difficult it might be. Even when success seems remote or impossible, we are to remain steadfast, assured that there will be an ample reward for those who persevere.

Have you grown tired in your service for God? Have you become so discouraged that you're tempted to "throw in the towel"? Remember that preacher's dream. Better still, remember God's promise spoken by Paul: "Let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart" [Galatians 6:9]. --- Richard De Haan

The service that we give to Christ,
If steadfast we will be,
Is sure to reap a rich reward
That someday we will see. --- Sper

FAILURE IS NOT DEFEAT UNLESS YOU STOP TRYING.