BEAR ONE ANOTHER’S BURDENS
“Study Guide”
GALATIANS 6:2
Jeremiah 29:11-14 King James Version (KJV)
God
knows:
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected
end.Pray: 12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. Seek him and find him: 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. Promise: 14 And I will be found of you, saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive. |
Jeremiah 29:11-14 English Standard Version (ESV)
God
knows:
11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare[a] and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.Pray: 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. Seek him and find him: 13 You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. Promise: 14 I will be found by you, declares the Lord, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, declares the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile. |
Naomi did
not trust God in her situation, she leaned on her own understanding, and she
did not acknowledge God so he could direct her paths. Obviously Ruth did.(I’m
not adding to God’s word, just like the Book of Esther, God’s name is not
mentioned but he is all over that book.) –In order for Ruth to marry she had to
convert to the ways of the Israelites, so she learned the Word of God. After she married a Hebrew, she had ten years
to learn about the God of Israel. She
took a step of faith to trust Naomi’s God, when Naomi was weakened by grief. (Ruth
heard about the God of Israel now she’s going to know him for herself, so she
takes up her cross to care for her mother- in-law 1:15-17 read and 2:2* read
2:1-4, 8-12, 13-16) She spoke by faith
in verse 2 to find grace. Her trust was
in God verse 12. She asked for favor in
verse 13 and received it in 14-16.
(Ask and received: Mt. 21:21-22, Mt. 7:7-8; Luke 11:8-10)
The bible
says, two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their
labor. For if they fall, the one will
lift up his fellow: Eccl. 4:9-10 paraphrased
2 Corin. 13:5
Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus
Christ is in you, except you be reprobates? (KJV)
Ladies take some time to examine yourself in the midst
of your burden.
Self-examination
time:
1) Do
you trust God with all your heart?
2) Do
you lean on his understanding?
3) Do
you lean on your understanding?
4) Do
you acknowledge him in all your ways?
5) Do
you allow him to direct your paths?
Didn’t we
witness this scripture fulfilled in the lives of Naomi and Ruth? It is also fulfilled in our lives, when we
take up our cross to bear the burdens of our sisters.
Self-Examination Time:
Are
you helping someone bear their burdens?
Are
you leading that person to Christ?
Naomi did
not fully recognize the blessing of having Ruth help bear her burden. Originally, she wanted Ruth to return to her
mother. It seemed to Naomi, like the normal logical loving reasonable thing for
Ruth to do: go home, date a young man, marry, have children. Instead
God had a better plan, Ruth sacrificed her life to bear Naomi’s burden
of widowhood in her old age, becoming her financial provider, and trusting
Naomi’s God: that’s Ruth’s Cross as a burden bearer. This is burden that Ruth carried, which was
her own vow in 1:16-17. Later, it became clearly evident to Naomi the sacrifice that Ruth made. (Sometimes we don’t see what we do have, we can’t see
beyond the current problem or situation. We don’t see the problem solver; we see
the problem and our current circumstance.)
Once, Naomi’s eyes were opened, she was very appreciative. Then realization of the sacrifice that Ruth made with her life helped Naomi to pick up her
cross and carry Ruth’s burden in a different light. Together they
carried each other’s burden of widowhood: feelings of loneliness, despair, abandonment,
rejection, unfairness, helplessness, hopelessness, anger, loss of husband, homes
and provision, etc.
Ro.
12:1: We are to present our bodies as a
living sacrifice,
holy, and acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. We are to sacrifice our lives for others just
as Jesus sacrificed his life for us, bearing our burdens. When we do this
we fulfill the Law of Christ.
Remember, we do not live our lives
unto ourselves, the word teaches us:
But
whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up
his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of
God in him? (Natural things, spiritual, financial) (KJV)
Locate
the scriptures on the Law of Christ.
Study them. Meditate upon them.
Apply them to your life. Be a doer of the word not just a hearer. Remember the power of the Comforter who
dwells inside of you. Let’s love one
another.
For Further study: Romans 15:1-6 (KJV) “Unity in Christ
James
2:8-13 (KJV) “Fulfill the Royal Law”
I pray this bible study outline has been a blessing to your study time. May God bless you as you continue to grow in Christ by the transformation of the renewing of your mind.
Evangelist Waters
Notes:
Now, that you have studied Galatians 6:2, what areas do you need deliverance?
Write your prayer to the Lord:
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