Help the weak.

1 Thessalonians 5:12-24 ESV

¹² We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, ¹³ and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. ¹⁴ And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. ¹⁵ See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone. ¹⁶ Rejoice always, ¹⁷ pray without ceasing, ¹⁸ give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. ¹⁹ Do not quench the Spirit. ²⁰ Do not despise prophecies, ²¹ but test everything; hold fast what is good. ²² Abstain from every form of evil.

²³ Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. ²⁴ He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.

Help the weak.

Sometimes those who appear the strongest are actually weak. And, not that we need to spend any time judging the weakness or strength of others, but we are asked to assist. To serve. To help. Who in your circle needs help? Who outside of your circle needs your help? Some are weak in mind, weak in heart, weak in faith — and I don’t know that God (through the apostle Paul) has specified what kind of weakness He is referring to. We are simply asked to serve.

May God bring to mind those who need our assistance and may He give us the courage to assist.