April 25, 2015, marked the 100th 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 I. 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 lifeâs struggles is fundamental to the way followers of Christ are called to live. As Paul challenged us, âShare each otherâs burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christâ (Gal. 6:2 nlt). By working together through lifeâs 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 otherânot isolate us in our suffering.
By sharing in the struggles of another, we are modeling the love of Christ. We read in Isaiah, âSurely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrowsâ (Isa. 53:4 nkjv). No matter how great the struggle we face, we never face it alone.
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In Galatians 6:2 Paul instructs the Galatian believers to carry each otherâs burdens. However, in verse 5 Paul says that each person should carry his own load. In the case of carrying each otherâs 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
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