2 Thessalonians 3:13

Brethren, be not weary. Again the apostle addresses himself to the body of the church (see v. 6), including the faithful members who have not been led astray by the fanatical agitators. God’s people are not to become weary or disheartened in well-doing, from pressure either within or without. Compare on Gal. 6:9, 10, where reference is to works of beneficence in behalf of the needy. The fact that there are slothful, improvident, undeserving ones who look to the church for its bounty, must not be allowed to dry up the springs of Christian generosity. The church needs the blessing that comes from helping its poor. It is a privilege to share our temporal blessings with those less fortunate, and thus be mutually helpful (see 2 Cor. 8:14; 9:7–12).