Galatians 6:1 “Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.”
We all react to this passage in one way or another; either we gossip and tell a friend about another’s problems or we judge them or we even try to help and don’t know how to do it without getting overly involved as though we are the one with all the answers, (a righteous super hero of sorts) most often we react wrong. Paul understands the importance of us bearing each others burdens and restoring one another yet he also understood how we tend to mess that up. I’ve seen many young people share their concerns about a friend and shortly after they fall into the same problem. When Paul say’s “keep watch on yourself”, It’s because our concern often overrides our ability to be objective. Jesus has a heart to restore those who are fallen and broken so this call to restore our brothers is a call to act as Christ did. We are called to be like Christ and have the heart of Christ, so when we restore one another we must remember to do it in a Christ like manner so we don’t fall ourselves or let our need to help turn to gossip and judgment.
Be strong in the Lord and allow him to guide our steps in the restoration of others.
God, allow for grace and mercy to be present when we deal with restoration because we all fall short and without you hand of mercy none would be righteous. Lord I love you and ask for more and more grace so that I might look more and more like you. Amen
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