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"Bear ye one another's burdens,
and so fulfill the law of Christ." Galatians 6:2
Burdens are everywhere. Everywhere you turn, everyone that
you talk to is bearing some kind of a burden. What are these
burdens? Well, they come in many different forms, but the
Bible says in Exodus 1:11, "Therefore they did set over them
taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens."
Burdens are afflictions that we all must bear; some of us
bear personal burdens whether it be physical, spiritual,
etc. Some of us bear burdens
of great concern for the welfare of other people, such as a
child or parent, etc. And there are many other kinds of
burdens, but you know the
burdens that you are carrying yourself at this time. And
they are all necessary for one thing. Exodus 1:12 says "But
the more they afflicted
them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were
grieved because of the children of Israel." The burdens are
to make us grow and multiply and
on a side note, they make us grievous to the children of
disobedience. The burdens cause us to rely more upon the
Lord, and the Lord uses them
to convict and save others who watch us bear the burdens
with the Lord's help. Also, the Lord uses our burdens to be
an encouragment to someone
else who is bearing the same or a similar burden. It is all
for God's glory and for our benefit. All the burdens are to
help conform us to the
image of the Lord Jesus Christ. And He does not leave us to
bear them alone, he told us in I Peter 5:7, "Casting all
your care upon him; for he
careth for you." And, just like he promised the children of
Israel in Exodus 6:6&7, "Exodus 6:6 Wherefore say unto the
children of Israel, I
am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens
of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage,
and I will redeem you
with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments: And I
will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a
God: and ye shall know that I
am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the
burdens of the Egyptians." Then in Psalm 81:6, "I removed
his shoulder from the
burden: his hands were delivered from the pots." The Lord is
Good. Until next time, may the Lord bless you.
Sis. Tanya |
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