The Heavy Burdens We Must Carry

THE HEAVY BURDENS WE MUST CARRY

Sowing and Reaping

Gal 6:1-10

There is something that each of us, as Children of God, will have to

carry. And that is a burden

There are 2 of them here within the passage that we have just read.

This passage warns us about being judgmental against a brother or

sister overtaken in a fault

it says for us to be spiritual and to restore them in a spirit of meekness

It comes with a warning Thinking you are above such foolishness

The Lord may very well put you through the same trial and see how

you fare

as I said there are 2 burdens here The first is found in vs 2

Ga 6:2 (KJV) of Christ.

Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law

Taking on the burden of someone else helping a brother or sister to

get through their burden

financially emotional support physically through prayer

Holding them up Helping them carry their burden

Sometimes it is short term, Sometimes it is long term

The 2nd burden found in this passage is in vs 5

Ga 6:5 (KJV) For every man shall bear his own burden.

There are burdens that must be carried alone

some of these are placed upon an individual purely at the Lord’s

discretion seemingly for no apparent reason

But other burdens are brought about by our own actions

Either form things we have done before we were saved or things we

have done after we are saved

It makes no difference God’s word and his law stands fast

That law is found in the passage we read this morning

Ga 6:7-8 (KJV) Be not deceived; (don’t fool yourself) God is not

mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For

he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption;...

This is a burden you will have to face in your Christian life

Most times it doesn’t show up right away God gives a honeymoon

period following Sal.

knowing that you

To enjoy the blessings of your sins being forgiven have received the gift of eternal life

Seeing how much Jesus loved you and the wonder of the Cross

Seeing all the benefits you have in Christ

but eventually the Lord will lay on you the burden of your past life

or the times as a Child of God you stubbornly defied Him and did

things your own way Sowing your wild oats

God will not be mocked What you sow You will reap

Sins of the past will come and haunt you Images you put in your

mind will come back

The affects of Drugs and Alcohol abuse will arise in the mind or in the

body Gaps Gerrie on his tractor so many Acid trips

Troubles as a result of those abuses Organs failing relationships Broken homes Hurting people

Lost family

Troubles because of fornication And adultery many partners

illegitimate births abortions Thefts

These and many others come back and burden you with Guilt, Regret

Sorrow Heartache Pain

All of this is in the past Why am I reliving all of this It is a grief

I thought God took all of this away from me

A common thought when this burden comes hard and heavy, is I must

Did I not say the right words Did my heart not believe

not be saved right

Doubt is very common feelings take over instead of the assurance

of the scriptures

Joh 5:24 (KJV) Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my

word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and

shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

Joh 6:37 (KJV) All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and

him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

But the Sowing and Reaping laws destination.

abide regardless of your soul’s

Have you ever stopped to think of Paul with this sowing and reaping

thing in mind

You remember what Paul was like before his conversion?

Ac 22:18-20 (KJV) And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and

get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy

testimony concerning me. 19 And I said, Lord, they know that I

imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was

standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of

them that slew him. His face was like that of an angel of God

Ac 8:3 (KJV) prison.

As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering

into every house, and haling men and women committed them to

Ac 26:9-11 (KJV) I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many

things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 10 Which thing I

also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison,

having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were

put to death, I gave my voice against them. 11 And I punished them

oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being

exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange

cities.

You can’t tell me he didn’t see those faces and hear those screams

long after he had been gloriously saved

Ro 7:24 (KJV) the body of this death?

O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from

David is an example of this law of sowing and reaping

Many of the things that David went through prior to him becoming King

were to prepare him to be King

But once he became King and sinned with Bathsheba he began to

reap what he sowed

As the scripture declared sheep

Out of the mouth of David 4 sheep for a

Remember That for those sins David committed he deserved to Die

But God’s mercy and forgiveness spared David that result but there

was still the reaping for those sins

The Illegitimate child dies One of his sons has an Illicit sexual

relationship with a half sister

The brother of that sister kills the offender

Then Absalom overthrows his own Dad’s kingdom

That son dies David in his grief morns over his son knowing it

was because of his own sin that his son is now

dead

O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died

for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!

All of these events were stretched out over the years

these sorrows were intertwined with David’s victories and blessings

So throughout his life as King with God’s blessings and triumphs there

was grief, aggravation, betrayal, embarrassment, sorrow, regret, anger

This is the life of a Christian today The blessings of Sal and

living for the King of Glory

and the heartaches of reaping for our stupid decisions

How is it that there is an upside to this?

It is found in the passage

Ga 6:7-8 (KJV) Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever

a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth to his

flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the

Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

Now that you are a Child of God You can now sow to the Spirit

By doing so you can reap a better harvest Life everlasting

before you think this is merely Sal Look what follows

Ga 6:9-10 (KJV) And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due

season we shall reap, if we faint not. 10 As we have therefore

opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who

are of the household of faith.

The more we live for God once we are saved reaping we will experience

The more positive

The well doing Is connected to things you do for the Lord

Changing the lifestyle from the old life to the new life in Christ

Then there is what we find in vs 10 let us do good unto all men,

especially unto them who are of the household of faith

It has been my experience that the more I am involved in living for

God

The less I am reaping from my Past It doesn’t take it all away but it

seems to lessen it

I know I deserve far more than what I have or am receiving now

Which is a blessing

I know that some heavy burdens I was carrying seem to be a lot lighter

today

Which is a blessing

Some burdens that came up from my past forced me to deal with them

to talk to God about them and acknowledge them Yes they were

forgiven the moment I trusted Christ

But I never dealt with them

Which is a blessing

These are heavy burdens you must carry yourself cannot help you with these burdens

another person

But you can take it to Jesus He invites you to

Your past is your past But you can hope in the Lord’s mercy

Mt 11:28-30 (KJV) Come unto me, all ye that labour and are

heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you,

and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall

find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden

is light.

He can make the burden lighter

1Pe 5:6-7 (KJV) Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand

of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 7 Casting all your care

upon him; for he careth for you.

Sow to the Spirit Live for God Not half way But all in

Get in the book Participate Don’t be a spectator Get involved

There is hope and forgiveness and mercy with the Lord Jesus

Your Past is Your Past

We will have to reap some sorrows for our burdens here

But we can also reap some blessings here too.

Don’t negate the blessing by focusing solely on the sorrows and

regrets