Let Us Forget Our Weariness
We should persevere in our work of faith, trusting that God's word will not return void and that our labor is not in vain.
C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes the importance of perseverance in faith, urging believers to forget their weariness and continue their work for the Lord. He acknowledges the many reasons to give up but highlights that the reasons to press on far outweigh them. Spurgeon reassures that every effort made in teaching and spreading the Word of God will yield results, even if they are not immediately visible. He encourages the faithful to renew their strength in the Lord, promising that their labor is not in vain and will ultimately glorify God.
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Putting our hand to this plough and looking back will prove that we were unworthy of the kingdom. If there be a hundred reasons for giving up your work of faith, there are fifty thousand for going on with it. Though there are many arguments for fainting, there are far more arguments for persevering. Though we might be weary, and do sometimes feel so, let us wait upon the Lord and renew our strength, and we shall mount up with wings as eagles, forget our weariness, and be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might....
As the rain climbs not up to the skies, and the snow flakes never take to themselves wings to rise to heaven, so neither shall the word of God return unto him void, but it shall accomplish that which he pleases. We have not spent our strength in vain. Not a verse taught to a little girl, nor a text dropped into the ear of a careless boy, nor an earnest warning given to an obdurate young sinner, nor a loving farewell to one of the senior girls, shall be without some result or other to the glory of God. And, taking it all together as a mass, though this handful of seed may be eaten of the birds, and that other seed may die on the hard rock, yet, as a whole, the seed shall spring up in sufficient abundance to plentifully reward the sower and the giver of the seed. We know that our labor is not in vain in the Lord.
From a sermon by Charles Haddon Spurgeon entitled "The Cause and Cure of Weariness in Sabbath-School Teachers," delivered November 8, 1877.
Sermon Outline
- I. The Dangers of Looking Back
- A. We risk losing our reward in the kingdom
- B. We may become unworthy of the kingdom
- II. The Arguments for Persevering
- A. There are many reasons to give up, but more reasons to go on
- B. God's word will not return void, but will accomplish His will
- III. The Power of Renewal
- A. Waiting upon the Lord and renewing our strength
- B. Mounting up with wings as eagles, forgetting our weariness
Key Quotes
“If there be a hundred reasons for giving up your work of faith, there are fifty thousand for going on with it.” — C.H. Spurgeon
“Though we might be weary, and do sometimes feel so, let us wait upon the Lord and renew our strength, and we shall mount up with wings as eagles, forget our weariness, and be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might.” — C.H. Spurgeon
“We know that our labor is not in vain in the Lord.” — C.H. Spurgeon
Application Points
- We should not give up in our work of faith, even when faced with many reasons to do so, but instead persevere and trust in God's word.
- Every effort, no matter how small, will have some result to the glory of God, and our labor is not in vain.
- We can overcome weariness in our work by waiting upon the Lord and renewing our strength.