Simplicity

Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. – Galatians 6:2

What could be made simpler in your life today? There is most likely something because you are human and humans tend to make things complicated. And, over time, MORE complicated. But ironically, some of mankind’s greatest thinkers have challenged the world to make things as simple as possible. “The definition of genius is taking the complex and making it simple,” Albert Einstein said.

The Old Testament Law of Moses became very complex over time. Faithful followers of God during the time of Christ were subject to approximately 613 specific rules in Rabbinical Judaism. As a devout Jew, Saul, who later became the Apostle Paul, was an expert in the entire code. Maybe that is why he so exuberantly rejoiced in the freedom brought by life in Christ.

When he was writing to Christians in Galatia, Paul reminded them to hold each other up, living in peace by honoring the law of Christ. Modern scholars debate exactly what the law of Christ is, but Jesus’ own words apparently reveal His standard: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37-39). 

God calls you to the simplicity of life in Christ today: love God and love others. Resist making it more complicated. When you simply do what He asks, God takes care of the details. Pray for churches across America to put the Law of Christ into action, bringing encouragement and strength to the neighborhood first and ultimately to the nation.