DAY 30: 1 Thessalonians 2:7-9 - Like a Mother

Interestingly, there are a handful of people who are called “apostles” in the New Testament apart from the original 12 (minus Judas, plus Matthias). Barnabas (Acts 14:4, 14; 1 Corinthians 9:1-6), James the brother of Jesus (Galatians 1:19), Andronicus and Junias (Romans 16:7) and now Paul seems to call Silas an apostle (1 Thessalonians 2:7).

How were Paul and the other apostles “like a mother caring for her little children”? (v8 NIV)

Why is motherhood a good image for the way Paul relates to the Thessalonians?

1. Thank God for one thing from the passage

2. Ask God for help with one thing you've challenged by from your reading and reflection today

3. Pray for Thang Bwee - Myanmar