Wednesday Reading: Galatians 6:1-5
Key Verse: Galatians 6:2
2 Bear one another's burdens, and so you will fulfil the Law of Christ.
Devotion:
When we start to recognise the strongest amongst ourselves, we will look up to that person and even expect that person to be able to help us out when the going gets tough. It's not a case of us needing to depend on someone but rather that we will accept help from someone who they know can help. But it's not up to the person experiencing the problem to have to beg for help but rather up to the person doing the helping to offer it. Would you expect someone to help you out if you knew that they would get trapped into the same problem or issue from which you require help?
Being able to share a problem will always make that problem seem a bit lighter unless your helper gets trapped in the same issues in which case you may well seem like you’re doubling the problem rather than halving it. We also need to be aware of the fact that we are not always as strong as we think we are and that we may be the ones falling into the same trap as others rather than helping them... Being able to recognise your own weaknesses will ensure that you do not go where you know you will fall! If we want to be able to help others then we have to make sure that we are secure to begin with. Roping yourself to another mountain climber will not help much unless they are secure...
When we look for someone who is strong, willing and able to help out we can always look up to Christ. He is our Rock and He alone is the one that is able to help us out of the holes that we dig for ourselves. He wants us to bring our problems to Him so that He can not just lighten our load, but take on our load. Knowing this, we can step forward and accept His help safe in the knowledge that He will succeed because He has already proven that He is able to resist the strongest temptations from the devil! He alone is able to take on our burdens without falling into the same holes as we have. If we want to be able to help others then we can depend on Christ’s help to make sure that we are supported and then able to help others.
Points to Ponder:
Do you like helping others?
Are you secure in Christ?
