Four Voices, One Word: Galatians 6:9

October 18, 2026 (Speakers: Ashley Basir, Alex Fulford, Simone McGhee, Apostle Michael Lewis)

Y’all are not ready for the switch up! 

Oh we’re still in the Due Date series, but this time, we didn’t have just one speaker…

We had four! 

We experienced a spiritual tag-team that’s never been done before at Zadok. Four distinct ministers stepped up to the platform, taking turns running the relay on a single foundational scripture:

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” — Galatians 6:9 (NIV)

Each speaker picked up the baton to unpack a specific clause of this verse, giving us a 360-degree blueprint for standing strong when life tries to make us fold and faint.

So go ahead and settle into your comfy chair as we run back the relay!

“Let Us Not Become Weary”

Ashley kicked off the first leg of the relay by anchoring right into the opening phrase: “Let us not become weary.” She pointed out that if you don't actually know what weariness is, how can you tell if you're suffering from it? 

Looking at the New Testament Greek, weariness means to grow tired or completely exhausted from heavy labor and relentless struggle. Biblically, weariness makes you spiritually frail, stale, and impatient.

And let’s be real, society is practically engineered to make us weary. Between job demands, running a household, social obligations, and keeping up with the news, it’s easy to feel completely overwhelmed.

You turn on the news wanting to stay informed so you can pray, but can end up carrying the weight of the whole world on your shoulders.

So how do we resist weariness? Ashley broke it down into three actionable steps:

1. Take Control of Your Flesh

“For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.” — Galatians 5:17 (NIV)

Your flesh reacts to everything around it. Working long hours? You’ll be tired. Observing non-stop anger, strife, and political chaos? Your mind can get fatigued to the point where you don't even want to pray. 

But we have to override that. Make time with God a non-negotiable priority. So if that means you have to set an alarm to wake up earlier, put your phone on Do Not Disturb, delete social media apps, and dedicate a quiet space in your home, do it!

We are in a season where a quick 20-minute prayer won't cut it; we need hours in His presence.

2. Get into God’s Presence with Believers

The weariness of this world is intentional; the enemy uses it to make us weak and susceptible to his attacks. We may be battling varying individual circumstances, but God put us here together to strengthen one another.

Ashley reminded us that after Jesus fasted for 40 days in Matthew 4, Satan targeted Him when He was physically depleted.

Now, the audacity was at an all time high for Satan to roll right up on the Son of God. So what makes us think he won't come for us? We need to lean on our spiritual family and pray for one another.

3. Get in the Word—and STAY in It

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” — Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)

God is inviting us to come to him while we’re feeling the weight of the world, so he can exchange that weight for his peace, grace and a mercy.

“I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.” — Psalms 34:4 (NIV)

“He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.” — Psalms 91:15 (NIV)

Seek God, stay in His Word, and watch Him deliver.

“In Well-Doing”

Taking the baton for the second leg, Alex took us back to the original King James Version:

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

Alex zeroed in on what happens when we’re actively fulfilling our God-given assignment, but life circumstances suddenly seep into the cracks.

In some seasons, you stumble, but you recover; you get blindsided, but you adjust your vision. But how do you respond when the scale gets heavy and your assignment feels out of balance with your reality? 

Alex gave us a genius, unexpected analogy using a primary care doctor’s visit.

When you go in for a physical, before you step onto the scale, you’re asked to remove extra layers so the scale can get an accurate reading. And what do they tell you while you stand there? Look straight ahead. Because looking down throws off your weight.

In spiritual terms, Galatians 6:9 is a wellness check.

Many of us are carrying the assignment God gave us, but we’ve gained unnecessary weight along the way: layers of stress, frustration, work-life imbalance, and social drama. 

God is calling us to follow through on our spiritual well-being by stepping onto His scale, shedding the extra weight, and keeping our eyes locked straight ahead on Him. Looking down at what’s under your feet only makes you succumb to the pressure. 

What does shedding the weight look like? Prayer. Casting those cares onto the Lord. God keeps a record of the weight you shed. While you’re on His scale, He will redistribute that weight and handle it with a standard of care so that you can focus on looking ahead.

So In this season of well-doing, get right with your primary, keep your eyes straight ahead focused on Him, and you will reap great rewards.

“Due Time & Appointed Season”

Simone picked up the third leg of the relay, bringing us to the Amplified translation to break down timing and positioning:

“And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint.” — Galatians 6:9 (AMPC)

Simone broke down for us what "appointed" really means:

• Chosen for a job, selected for an office, role, or position.

• Fixed or set in time/place; predetermined and arranged in advance.

• Equipped and furnished with a specific level of quality.

And "reaping" means to cut, gather, obtain, or derive a reward, consequence, or profit as a result of an action.

After taking us to the dictionary, she turned around and dropped a heavy question on the house: You might be trusting God’s timing... but are you in position?

“What have been your consequences when you haven’t trusted god’s timing?” — Simone McGhee

When you don't trust God's timing, you end up repeating exhausting cycles. Look at Israel in Deuteronomy; a journey that should have taken only 11 days took them 40 years. 

Have the results of your actions led you to obtain gain or profit what God really desires for you? 

“TO EVERYTHING there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven: — Ecclesiastes‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬ ‭(AMPC‬‬)

Moving prematurely will leave you feeling cut off.

Simone pointed to the man at the Pool of Bethesda in John 5:5-9, who lay sick for 38 years. When Jesus asked if he wanted to be made whole, the man complained that he had no one to put him into the water when it was stirred. 

Jesus did heal him, but notice that this man almost missed his miracle. Jesus offered him wholeness but he couldn’t see past his current position. He was so fixated on his resource (the pool) that he almost missed the Source (Jesus) standing right in front of him!

How many of us can’t see past our current position because we couldn’t trust God’s timing? 

Simone left us with three keys to staying in position:

• Let go of limited thinking: True trust requires letting go of your own limited thoughts and acknowledging God in every decision (Proverbs 3:5).

• Reject false securities: Stop misplacing ultimate confidence in physical things instead of the Lord. The Bible tell us in Jeremiah 17:7 (KJV) that “Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.” 

• Choose faith over fear: When facing uncertainty, fear is countered by putting confidence in God, in His word, and in His presence. Psalms 46:1 reminds us that “God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.” (KJV)

  
  

Are you in position?

“If We Faint Not”

So far We’ve covered: Resisting growing weary, continuing to do well, and the the promise of due season.  Finally, Apostle stepped up to anchor the relay, tackling the final conditional clause of Galatians 6:9: “if we faint not.” 

The medical term for fainting is syncope. While we typically attribute fainting to dehydration, syncope is about what’s going on in our heads—literally. 

Syncope is caused by a temporary drop in blood flow to the brain, often triggered by emotional stress, sudden fear, severe pain, or standing under intense pressure for too long.

Spiritually,  Philippians 4:8 tells us exactly how to maintain proper "blood flow" in our brain: 

“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” — Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭8‬ ‭(KJV‬‬)

“Sometimes it’s not the weight of what you’re carrying, it’s the response to the pressure that causes you to faint.” — MGLewisJr

It’s possible to be standing physically while your spirit has completely hit the floor. And notice that Galatians 6:9 says we shall reap—"shall" is a promise, but "if we faint not" is our responsibility.

“The promise is certain, but our perseverance cannot be assumed.” — MGLewisJr

God is faithful to His word but Paul is challenging us to remain faithful in our response. It’s not that you won’t experience tiredness or opposition, but Paul challenges us not to lose heart when that happens.

“There’s a difference between being tired and being finished.” — MGLewisJr

It’s actually dangerous not to know this distinction and Apostle warned us against calling something a "spiritual transition" when it’s actually just exhaustion talking.

“Sometimes what we call transition is really exhaustion making a decision.” — MGLewisJr

Just because you’re exhausted doesn’t mean you’re expired. Just because you're under pressure, doesn’t mean that you're out of purpose. And just because the season has been difficult doesn't mean that God has released you from an assignment.

Every time you feel like you want to quit an assignment when things get tough, consider what Jesus says about that mindset:

"...No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God." — Luke 9: 62 (KJV)

I’m pretty sure none of us want to be considered unfit. So keep going.

“Be careful not to mistake the pressure of the process for permission.” — MGLewisJr

Pressure never has permission to speak on behalf of God's promise. When you make decisions while running on empty, you aren't under attack—you're just making depleted decisions.

“Sometimes the greatest threat to your assignment isn’t the enemy attacking you, it’s you making a decision while you’re depleted.” — MGLewisJr

In the Greek, "faint" refers to an internal collapse—losing heart and quitting internally while still going through the motions. What does this look like?

• You’re still showing up, but you’ve stopped expecting. 

• You’re still praying, but you’ve stopped believing.

• You’re still serving, but your heart is disconnected from the assignment and the vision.

To combat this internal collapse, we need endurance:

“For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.” — Hebrews 10:36 (KJV)

There’s a space between doing what God said, and receiving a promise, and that space is called endurance.

Can you remain faithful when the excitement wears off? Can you remain committed when no one is applauding? Can you keep your integrity when compromise looks so much easier to do? Can you trust God when his timeline doesn’t look like it’s working with yours?

“Maturity is revealed by how faithfully you handle the process of God.” — MGLewisJr

We can’t acknowledge fainting without understanding how fainting happens. The Bible tells us in Philippians 2:5 to let this mind that be in Christ be also in you (NKJV).

If fainting is an issue of the brain, that means you have to change what you’re thinking. It’s not to say that things won’t come to weight you down, but those weights can’t be the central point of your thinking. 

“It’s not that Hell is winning it’s that our mind is losing.” — MGLewisJr

And just like physical fainting is often caused by dehydration, spiritual fainting happens when we are severely dehydrated of the Holy Spirit (the living water). 

Every time you find yourself dizzy and collapsing spiritually, check your hydration—where is your prayer life, your study, and your private time in His presence?

“You may need to rest but you don’t need to resign.” — MGLewisJr

Rest if you must! You may need to regroup but don’t  retreat. You may need to recover but don’t relinquish what God entrusted to you.

If you’ve been continuing to do right in difficult seasons, don’t let disappointment rewrite your convictions. Don’t let delay dismantle your discipleship and your discipline. Don’t let a difficult chapter convince you the entire story is over.

You are not finished—you are being fortified. So take this moment and declare for yourself that:

I will not grow weary, 

I will not stop doing good, 

I not lose confidence in his timing, 

and I will not faint.