Wednesday 333 Devotional: “Don’t Lose Heart”

“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” (Galatians 6:9)

In the Greek language this phrase, “don’t lose heart,” means to unstring a bow. We often get depressed and lose heart because we aren’t seeing any hope, nor are we experiencing God’s fruitfulness for our lives.

Paul, therefore, tells us not to lose heart, even through the tough times when all we feel like doing is giving up.

“Therefore, we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.” (2 Corinthians 4:16)

After losing everything at Ziglag, it says David encouraged himself in the Lord, that is, he renewed his spirit, his inward man. It was only then that he was able lead his men to recover it all.

We need to be careful not to lose heart, that is, let’s not unstring our heart’s bowstrings when things don’t go right. Instead, we need to encourage ourselves in the Lord.

How can we encourage ourselves?

We do so by remembering the promises of God.

• God will never leave us or forsake us, and that Jesus will not leave us as orphans (Deuteronomy 31:6; John 14:18)
• The Lord is our refuge and strength, our very present help in time of trouble. (Psalm 46:1)
• When we’re tired and worn out we can come to Jesus who gives strength to the weary and empowers those who are weak. (Matthew 11:28; Isaiah 40:29)
• God’s peace will guard our hearts and minds through Christ Jesus, and He will heal our broken hearts and bind up our wounds. (Philippians 4:7; Psalm 147:3)
• And when all seems lost, we just need to lift up our heads, because God’s redemption is nearer than what we have imagined. (Luke 21:28)

And so, we need to read our Bibles, because within them we’ll find God’s words of instruction and comfort to see us through.