Carry Each Other’s Burdens: Love Is Action.
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Galatians 6:1-3
[1] Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself. [2] Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. [3] If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important.
How can I carry your burdens? We’ve heard this before, and it sounds so nice, right? I can offload this hardship onto my buddy for a bit while I take a break.
In all seriousness, understanding how we can carry each other’s burdens is very important. I am blessed with some great friends, and when they go through some heavy stuff, as their brother, I need to love them and do whatever I can to lighten their load. As it says, in doing this, we are obeying the law the Lord commanded all of us to: love one another.
I noticed something in this chapter that was a little confusing, but after some more reading and research, I found a great explanation. In the Bible version I’m reading, verse 5 says, “for we are each responsible for our own conduct.” Another version says, “each one should carry his own load.”
As you can see, this can create a little confusion—or maybe it’s just me—but I wanted to share the understanding the Lord blessed me with.
A burden is like a boulder crushing you. This requires help from your brothers. The load that is talked about is just what is required from us daily—our responsibility or duty—that we are meant to carry on our own by God’s grace and mercy.
Once again, the Lord is trying to increase our understanding of brotherhood and what it actually looks like at our weakest point. The manifestation of true Jesus-like love for your brothers is actually entering into the hardships, sorrows, and needs of your brother rather than walking away or only offering empty words. This is what it really means to carry each other’s burdens.
I know, ouch.
We’ve all been on the receiving end of empty words and know how irritating or frustrating it is. Let’s be intentional about taking time with each other, understanding the situation, learning what that brother is needing, and figuring out how we can help restore them or help them make it through.
When we carry each other’s burdens, love becomes more than something we say.
Love is action.
Love is sacrifice.
Love is helpful.
Do you love your brothers?
Thank you, Father, for one more day. Amen.
John 13:33-35
[33] Dear children, I will be with you only a little longer. And as I told the Jewish leaders, you will search for me, but you can’t come where I am going. [34] So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. [35] Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”
