Each One Should Test Their
Own Actions
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. Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will
fulfill the law of Christ. If anyone thinks they are something when they are
not, they deceive themselves. Each one should test their own actions. Then they
can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone
else, for each one should carry their own load. Nevertheless, the one who
receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their
instructor.
Do
not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 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. Let us not become
weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will
reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us
do good to all people, especially to those who belong
to the family of believers.
Galatians 6:1-10
When
we tie someone up in chains, we chain ourselves to the other end of the chain,
because those we chain up are now our responsibility.
Whatever
we reap, we will sow.
Our
choices do have consequences and that includes how we choose to treat others. When we choose to hate, that hate can return to us in the form of
consequences that we can never fully prepare for. We can find ourselves
alienated from others, angry with ourselves, and hamstrung in our ability to
serve Christ effectively.
The seeds we sow today determine the kind of fruit we will reap
tomorrow.
Our Daily Bread –