Forgive One Another
Scrooge kept every debt on the books. Most of us keep a ledger too, of insults and old wounds, and we can still find the page. Ephesians 4:32 points to a better way: forgive one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
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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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