A man fell into a pit and couldn’t get himself out.

• An empathetic person came along and said, “I feel for you down there.”
• A Pharisee said, “Only bad people fall into pits.”
• A gossip wanted to know all the details.
• A self-pitying person said, “You should see my pit.”
• A fire-and-brimstone preacher said, “You deserve your pit.”
• A psychologist noted, “Your parents are to blame for your pit.”
• A self-esteem therapist said, “Believe in yourself and you can get out of the pit.”
• An optimist said, “Things could be worse.”
• A pessimist said, “There’s nothing worse than this.”
• Jesus, seeing the man, took him by the hand and lifted him out of the pit.

In the opening verses of Galatians 6, Paul urges us to be like Jesus. In the chapter which concludes his letter to the Galatians he talks to them about:

• The ‘law’ of sharing and caring (vv. 1-5)
• The ‘law’ of receiving and giving (v. 6) and…
• The ‘law’ of sowing and reaping (vv. 7-10)

The apostle finally wraps things up by reflecting on:

• His submission to Christ (vv. 11-16) and…
• His suffering for Christ (vv. 17-18)

This is one of those passages which really emphasizes the value of togetherness.