In The Garden
"The Compassionate Christian"
Osella Clabaugh

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Scripture: "Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." Galatians 6:2

Today I would like to continue to share with you on how we can receive our blessing. Yesterday I spoke about the Consecrated Christian. Today I would like to speak about the Compassionate Christian. Galatians 6:2 says

"Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." Galatians 6:2 (KJV)

Galatians 6:2 is just one of numerous verses in the Bible that talks about compassion, about giving to others about loving others about taking care of others.

"Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world."

Oh by the way, those are not my words but Gods. They are found in James 1:27.

One of my favorite portions of Scripture is found in The 25th chapter of Matthew starting with the 34th verse where Jesus talks about being hungry and we fed him, thirsty and we gave him to drink, in prison and we visited him and that chapter ends with them asking him when did we do these things and Jesus answered them by say in the 45th verse,

"Then shall he answer them, saying, verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these ye did it not to me."

My friend what Jesus is saying here, is how we treat others is how we treat Him. We are to bear one another's burdens and if we are not doing that we are not Compassionate Christians. In that 45th verse he says to one of the LEAST. Have you reached out a helping hand to someone who is hurting? Have you visited the sick and those in prison? Have you given to help feed or clothe those less fortunate? Jesus says if we did not we did it not to Him.

God wants to bless us but we need to be the Christian He wants us to be, a real, true 100% Christian. Jesus wants the real thing not faux. He wants us to totally and completely live our life for Him. Are You? God bless you, let's pray.

Father, examine us today. Search our hearts and souls. Are we the Christian You want us to be? Do we exemplify Christ? Oh Lord cleanse us today and make us Christ like. Consecrate us Lord and fill us with the love and compassion of Christ. We long to be your servant Lord. Teach us, show us how to be totally like Jesus in whose Holy name I pray. Amen