Galatians Chapter 6

Galatians 6:3-5 ~ Everyone Carries His Own Burden

He says in verse 2, Bear one another's burdens. Carry. In this instance we pointed out the word burdens means weightiness. It is a different Greek word then in verse 5.  In verse 5 when it says, For every man shall bear his own burden, that is a different Greek word. And we have used a rhyme pair together so that we can know the difference. In verse 5 it is the freight, in verse 2 it is the weight. In other words, I have to carry my own freight. I carry the weight of my own weakness, my own sin, and my own struggles in this life. But there are times when I might need a brother to come along and say, "Here, let me give you a hand.  Let me hold one of your arms.  We will go it together for a while." You cannot carry my freight. But the weightiness of it - and the weightiness is represented by the grief, and the hardship, and the struggles that other Christians go through. Regarding that, Paul says, Bear one another's burdens.

Galatians 6:7-8 ~ You Reap What you Sow

We are dictating to Him how we want Him to approach us. And here is where the false teaching comes in, "If I give ten dollars, I am promised one hundred dollars back. Whoo!" That is where the detour takes place, there is no promise to me. I am a steward of God's things: the Bible; my life; my time; my finances; my material possessions. I am a steward because God has given those things to me. And I am to seek Him as to how He wants me to serve Him with those things. It is not correct thinking that God is somehow going to bless me so that I can become richer. No. It is the principle that if you can be responsible with a few things, God trusts you with more.