Help Support the Weak

 

“We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.”

—Romans 15:1

Once we begin to follow Christ, we will find ourselves proceeding along a pathway that He lays out before us. That pathway will take us through a process where we will become more and more like Him.

Bible scholars call that process “sanctification.” It means “to become holy.” Because Jesus, the Son of God, is holy, He wants us to be like Him. So, we are in a process of becoming holy, and thus, more like He is.

This includes the way we treat other people. Not every person has the same gifts, abilities, talents, and determination we do. Some people struggle with things that come quite easy to us. Some people need help, just to get through the day. We may be quite self-sufficient. But others may need lots more help than we ever do.

In our process of becoming like Jesus, we must determine to support those who are weaker than we are. That’s the thrust of these words from the Apostle Paul, as found in Romans 15:1:

We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.

Let’s determine this day to put others first, ahead of ourselves. Let’s determine to support the weak and help those in need. And, why should we do that? Because that’s exactly what Jesus would do.

 

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