Silence: Find a quiet place, remove potential distractions, clear your mind of other thoughts, and ask God to speak to you as you read and contemplate this passage:

Reflective Reading: Read Galatians 6:2-10 thoughtfully:

2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. 3 If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves. 4 Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else, 5 for each one should carry their own load. 6 Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor.

7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8 Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

Meditation: Reflect on this listing of characteristics of spirituality that Paul shares with the church at Galatia. What is God speaking to you through this exchange? What is the Paul’s challenge to the Galatians?

Oration: From your reading and prayer, verbalize or write in the space below your response to what God is speaking to you from this passage:

Contemplation: Over the next day, contemplate this passage and what God is saying to you. Think on these topics:

• Have you ever thought about whether you were “carrying your own load” in the ministries at First Baptist? Ask God to affirm or condemn your activity within the ministries here – not by comparison to what others do, but rather “testing your own actions”.
• Based on these verses and your “spiritual seed sowing” what can you expect to harvest in the future?
• If your love of Jesus were measured by your effectiveness as a “spiritual seed sower”, how do you measure?
• What actions might this passage be directing you to begin?