The Resurrection and the Life
Some kinds of “too late” are annoying. Some feel final: the doctor has made the call, the funeral is over, the stone is rolled across the tomb. In John 11, Jesus arrives four days after Lazarus died, and what he tells Martha changes what “too late” means.
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Encourage One Another
Brush your teeth. Take the medicine. Feed the dog. Daily things are easy to skip because missing one day seems to cost nothing. Hebrews 3:13 puts “encourage one another” on that daily list, and the bill for skipping it arrives later.
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Bear One Another’s Burdens
Nobody buys a 120-ton compressor package because the lifting lugs look good. Without them, though, it never gets off the truck. Galatians 6:2 calls us to be that kind of unglamorous strength for each other when the load gets too heavy.
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Serve One Another
“Love one another” is the command behind all the others. “Serve one another” is love holding a towel. I have a story about that, although it is not one where I come out looking particularly good.
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Accept One Another
At my first church retreat, in the Texas Hill Country, I was the only one wearing shorts. Nobody said a word to me, about the shorts or anything else. Romans 15:7 asks for a better welcome: accept one another, as Christ accepted you.
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