Gal 4:19,20 Expressing Parental Compassion

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Expressing Parental Compassion

Gal 4:19,20

My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you, how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you!

Paul often expresses his attitude towards his churches as being likened to that of a parent. For example in  1Thess 2:7 he says, "we were gentle among you, like a mother caring for her little children." And in 1Thess 2:11 "you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children." His parental attitude is in contrast to that of the circumcision. The circumcision was simply out to promote their cause and as such they didn't really care for the Galatians, in contrast to which parents are concerned for the edification of their children.

Here is a lesson to those involved in ministering. Evaluate your motivation as to whether you're just out to make a name for yourself, your cause, your organization, or whether you would sacrifice it all for the sake of the sheep. Do you care about those you're ministering to as a parent does their children, or is it just a task?

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