"For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but wow to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up." (Ecclesiastes 4:10 KJV)
"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. Share each other's burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important." (Galatians 6:1-3 NLT)
Just in case you might have missed it, the most important thing we must do, whether we are talking about the relationship between a husband and wife, business associates, and just a brother or sister in the Lord; our first priority is to love one another! We might have disagreements or something that might come into the relationship which will cause us to challenge one another's faithfulness or bond to love: but without Christ being the center of every relationship, you have no firm foundation in the midst of a storm!
As Paul shares this very important matter, he references, "the law of Christ," which, unless we can't recall what that is, it is all about Love! Please don't make anything about yourself; even though we are usually all going to do that anyway, to one degree or another. It is so easy to forget to put the care for someone else first, denying yourself, and becoming the example of what it means to be a follower of Christ.
The heading above this section of Galatians 6, in my NLT Bible, says, "We Harvest What We Plant." In my KJV Bible, the heading says, "Help Each Other," and I have written above that heading "WORK," which is written from top to bottom, with a reference to each letter: "Willing Obedience Reaps Kingdomitas."
Don't forget this one important matter: If you are a Christian, you have people around you that are watching you, wanting to know if your faith is real or not. We can only prove that it is by our works! Forget about the notion that works don't save us, because that has already been established on the cross; but I heard something the other day that made good sense; it took me a minute to think about it, but Paster Jeff said, "Grace unlocks the door, but works shuts it and keeps it secure."
Anywho; with or without is really not what we should be focused on, because our goal in this life is to obey the Lord, not to think of ways to make certain things happen: God will do the work, we just need to be available to move and show the love of Christ, in each and every situation!
'Lord, please help us to be an example of your love'...
"Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For is the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks from heaven!" (Hebrews 12:25 NLT)
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