The Life That Imitates Christ 95 (Paul Who Was In The Pains Of Childbirth For His Children Of Faith) [Gal 3:19-29] / Anne's Faith Column

 

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The Life

That Imitates Christ 95

(Paul Who Was In The Pains

Of Childbirth For His

Children  Of Faith) 

[Gal 3:19-29]

 

 / Anne's Faith Column 

 

/ By Priscilla

 

God wants our hearts to be filled

with Jesus Christ and His love

and joy all the time.

 

The Christian life is an expensive

one that can be achieved '

through daily retraining.

 

The saints of the Galatian

churches treated Paul with

love and joy, and welcomed him

like an angel, even though

he was ill.

 

However, as time passed away,

their hearts gradually became cold,

and the relationship they had

had before was broken.

 

On the contrary, as 'Paul' preached

the true gospel, they treated Paul like

an enemy and turned into a

bad relationship.

 

'Why on earth did that happen?'

This is actually something that

could happen in the relationship

with fellow believers, so

I ask myself. 

 

God also tells me the following

about the relationship with Him.

 

"Above all else, guard your heart,

for it is the wellspring of life."

 

Even among the fellow believers

who belonged to the Galatian

churches at that time, there were

those who tried to separate

the saints from the gospel

Paul taught them.

 

There were zealots everywhere,

and sometimes they did harm

to the preaching of the gospel.

 

Nevertheless, Paul did not see

their apostasy but looked

only to God.

 

He did not spare even the labor

of childbirth toward them. 

 

In Paul's heart, we can feel the

heartbreak of the father who

had a prodigal son.

 

Therefore, today 'Paul' 

repeatedly shouts to us

living in the modern age.

 

"Be zealous for good things"

 

“Do not spare your labor until

you are formed into the

image of Christ.”

 

What should we do, then?

 

1) Since the 'Apostle Paul' tried

to imitate 'Jesus', we must take

his attitude as an example, too.

 

2) I should make it sure that

my own zeal is not selfish at all.

 

3) When striving to improve human

relationships, we must look

to God, not people.

 

Prayer

 

Lord!

 

We are not perfect.

Help us to be as generous as Paul,

who did not hesitate to have the

pains of childbirth for his

children of faith.

 

Amen

 

- To Be Continue - 

 

 

2010/10/04

 

/ By Priscilla