Bear One Another's Burdens

Yesterday afternoon, we had a deluge. If you had heard the word but had no idea what it really meant, yesterday would have given you the visual to verify what a deluge was. It rained so hard and fell so fast that there were inches of standing water on most roadways. Creeks were quickly overwhelmed and flowed out of their banks. Basements were flooded.

One of the flooded basements belonged to one (1) of my nieces. Their house sits near a little creek that usually conveys water away from their house but, yesterday, it couldn't keep up and water entered the basement. It was probably a good inch and a half or better throughout the bottom floor. It was a mess.

She had called to ask if I had a shop vac to help them in the clean up effort. When we finally arrived, her sister, another niece, was there helping. The other niece's boyfriend was there helping. It was pretty humbling, encouraging, and impressive to see the others come to help someone else. We need more of that in this world.

Today's word is a reminder that we are here to help one another: Galatians 6:2, NKJV, reads, "Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of CHRIST."

JESUS tells us to love GOD with all we have, and to love our neighbor as ourself. Showing up and bearing a burden for someone is certainly a tangible way to do exactly that. Hopefully, the example set yesterday will be a reminder to us all that we are here to bear one another's burdens.

Be Blessed,

Mickey T