Galatians 6: 3-5

Galatians 6:3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.
5 For every man shall bear his own burden.
 
Paul here is telling us not to be conceited. Most of the time when we try to put ourselves above others we make a fool of our self. If we are doing the will of God as we should others will lift us up. He goes on to say that if we do our own work and work hard regard of the outcome we will be proud of what we have accomplished because we know we did our best. Joy comes not from comparing one’s moral strengths with the weaknesses of others, but in realizing that one measures up to God’s standard by God’s help. This is saying that when we are given a job to do by God it is ours to do. You should not try to push off your work on someone else because you are the best for the job God gave you to do.

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