HELPING EACH OTHER

(From my new devotional, Day By Day With Jesus, to be published this fall)

 

When I lived in California, I learned about Cinco de Mayo, when Hispanics celebrate their Mexican heritage by remembering an unlikely victory of the Mexican army over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

Jesus said, “Come unto me and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28) This is an encouraging Bible verse. If you’re tired, come to Jesus. If the weight of the world is on your shoulders, come to Jesus. If life is crushing you, come to Jesus. Come to Him and He will give you rest. All things have been given to Jesus by the Father. Because He is truly human, He understands the burdens of our world. He understands the burden of human sin and the devastation it causes.

Sin has the power to destroy families, churches and the world. But Jesus has defeated sin. Satan has been beaten by the cross! We do not have to carry the burden of our sins any longer. Jesus did that for us fully on Calvary, and when God finishes something, it is finished! We do not have to do it over again. There is no burden Jesus cannot help us carry.

Some boys in a small town were playing on abandoned railroad tracks. One boy was clumsy and the others made fun of him. They all decided to see how far they could walk on a single track. The big boys each walked a long way before falling off. The clumsy fellow barely walked a few steps before he fell, so they laughed at him. But one said to him, ”Hold my hand!” And the two boys walked the tracks together, holding hands side by side, one on one track and one on the other. Together they walked three times as far as those who walked alone. Two together did what one could not do alone.

Jesus walks beside us too. He holds our hand when we are shaky and leads us when we are unsure or weary of the world. He will even carry us when we are too tired. It’s His promise, and Jesus never goes back on his promises.

Watch to see how you can help someone today.