They're Worth It

Reading for Nov. 6 Gal. 3-4

TOPIC: Evangelism / Discipleship

SCRIPTURE: "My children, with whom I am again in labor until Christ is formed in you...

OBSERVATION: Paul led many people to Christ and helped them mature spiritually. Perhaps one reason for his success as a spiritual father was the deep concern he felt for his spiritual children; he compared his pain over their faithlessness to the pain of childbirth. We should have the same intense care for those to whom we are spiritual parents. When you lead people to Christ, remember to stand by them to help them grow.
[Life Application Commentary]

APPLICATION: Labor means to work, especially work that involves hard physical effort over a long period. It also means to undergo the labor of childbirth

Does that describe the effort you put forth in order to see
your family
your friends
your neighbors
your co-workers

come to know Christ?

Does it?

My wife has told me that natural child birth
is some kinda painful
BUT
When she looks at our 3 girls
she says

They're worth it

The same goes for every person that does not
have a personal intimate daily relationship
with Jesus Christ

They're worth it

The toil
The effort
The manual labor
The hard long hours
The struggle
The sweat
The tears

They're worth it


PRAYER: Father God, helping me not to abort the process just because it gets tough and the pain intensives.