majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Galatians 6:2,
"Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law
of Christ."
So, what is the law of Christ? John tells us, "This is his command: to
believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another
as he commanded us", 1 John 3:23. Also in 2 John 6 we read, "This is
love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard
from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love." Carrying
one another's burdens in love fulfills what the Lord has commanded us.
This speaks to me of the heart of our Lord. We know that God is love,
1 John 4:8,16. God so loved the world that he gave his Son as a
sacrifice of atonement for our sins, John 3:16. From this same heart
of love, he asks us to love one another. God could have asked us to
continue in the commands he had given Israel, but in John 5:3 we read
that God has chosen to give us commands that are not burdensome.
Instead he has given us his Holy Spirit that transforms us from
within, making a new creation of us and the result is we bear fruit
that Paul describes in Galatians 5:22-23. Things like love, joy,
peace, patience, kindness, goodness faithfulness, gentleness and
self-control.
Carrying one another's burdens fulfills the law of Christ. What God
asks of us tells us something of the magnificence of his wonderful
heart of love!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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