OUR DAILY BREAD : SHARED STRUGGLES

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MONDAY NOVEMBER 16


SHARED STRUGGLES

READ:
Galatians 6:2 NLT
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share each other's
burdens, and in this
way obey the law
of Christ.
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April 25, 2015, marked the 10th commemoration of Anzac day. It is celebrated each year by both Australia and New Zealand to honor the members of the Australian and New Zealand army Corps (ANZAC) who fought together during World War 1. It marks a time when neither country had to face the dangers of war alone; soldiers from both countries engaged in the struggle together.

Sharing life's struggles is fundamental to the way followers of Christ are called to live. As Paul challenged us, "Share each other's burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ" (Gal. 6:2 NLT). By working together through life's challenges we can help to strengthen and support one another when times are hard. By expressing toward one another the care and affections of Christ, the difficulties of life should draw us to Christ and to each other__not isolate us in our suffering.

By sharing in the struggles of another, we are modeling the love of Christ. We read in Isaiah, "Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows " (ISA. 53:4 NKJV). No matter how great the struggle we face, we never face it alone.

___Bill Crowder

*Thank You, Father, that I don't have to walk my life's journey alone.
You are near.

Read more about the nearness of God in "The Lord is
My Shepherd" at discoveryseries..org/hp952
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We can go a lot further together than we can alone.

**************************************Today's Bible Reading __ Galatians 6:1-10*********************************
1 Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you
who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently.
But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.

2 Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will
fulfill the law of Christ. 3 If anyone thinks they are something
when they are not, they deceive themselves. 4 Each one should
test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves
alone, without comparing themselves to someone else, 3 for
each one should carry their own load. 6 Nevertheless, the one
who receives instruction in the word should share all good
things with their instructor.

2 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps
what he sows. 8 Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the
flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit,
from the spirit will reap eternal life. 9 Let us not become weary
in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if
we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us
do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the
family of believers.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
In Galatians 6:2 Paul instructs the Galatian
believers to carry each other's burdens. However, in verse 5
Paul says that each person should carry his own load. In the case
of carrying each other's burdens, we are to do so in the context
of someone caught in sin (v.1). However, in the case of carrying
our own load, it is so that we do not compare ourselves to
others and become unduly disheartened by our progress (or lack
of it). __J.R. HUDBERG