Live Creatively, Stoop Down, and Reach Out

Galatians 6:1-3 (Message)
^1-3 Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself. You might be needing forgiveness before the day's out. Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ's law. If you think you are too good for that, you are badly deceived.

     Live Creatively!  Interesting choice of words.  What does this mean?   Don't settle for a dull "in-a-rut" life.  Put your mind to work - look for creative, out-of-the-box ways and opportunities to serve the Lord and save the critical comments for yourself, not others.
     Stoop down.  Don't be too proud to do the lowly, dirty jobs. 
     Reach out.  Share others' burdens and share what you have, especially the good news of the gospel. 

^4-5Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don't be impressed with yourself. Don't compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life.

     Explore and renew the truth of who you are in Christ.  Keep close to Him so you can hear Him give the orders for the day, or the change in plans.  Sink totally into the assignments you are given. 
     Do not compare yourself with others.  Take responsibility for doing your creative best with your life.

 ^7-8Don't be misled: No one makes a fool of God. What a person plants, he will harvest. The person who plants selfishness, ignoring the needs of others—ignoring God!—harvests a crop of weeds. All he'll have to show for his life is weeds! But the one who plants in response to God, letting God's Spirit do the growth work in him, harvests a crop of real life, eternal life.

     Sow the seeds where and when God says, then let God's Spirit do the growth works and you will harvest a crop of real life - eternal life!  Don't follow some who just want to look good before others!  Be courageous and walk by faith.