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Corinthians 12:26 If one member suffers, all suffer
together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.
One way people frequently respond to
hardships, trials and troubles is retreat. Many run away and isolate themselves
from the church and from friends who can help them. If you’re a professing
Christian, the Bible says you’re a part of the Bod of Christ. God has provided
other believers so that you can receive comfort, support, guidance and prayer
in your times of trouble and pain. Are you using your brothers and sisters in
Christ or are you living in a shell?
Sometimes people live in isolation
because of embarrassment. On other occasions they retreat because they fear
what others will think of them and their predicament. Whatever the case, we’re
exhorted in Scripture to “bear one another’s burdens and in so doing to fulfill
the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2, Ephesians 4:2, Romans15:1). That means God’s
people in your church should take the initiative to help those who are hurting
in the family of faith.
Sometime soon, take your Bible
concordance and discover the number of verses that begin with the exhortation,
“Let us”. The list is impressive. Here are some of them:
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Let us love one another, for love comes from God (1 John 4:7)
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Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth (1
John 3:18)
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Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good
deeds (Hebrews 10:24)
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Let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong in the
family of believers (Galatians 6:10)
Written by H. Curtis McDaniel
