Devotions

“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit” (Philemon 1:25) We used to respond to this, “And also with your spirit.”  Re-instill in your mind that You…

“Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you, and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers” (Philemon 23-24). Is this Mark who wrote the…

“At the same time, prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be graciously given to you” (Philemon 1:22). Despite life’s circumstances,…

“Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say” (Philemon 1:21). If you were in the position of Philemon, would someone…

“I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it—to say nothing of your owing me even your own self.  Yes, brother, I want some benefit from you…

“So if you consider me your partner, receive him as you would receive me.  If he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, charge that to my account”…

“For this perhaps is why he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever, no longer as a bondservant but more than a bondservant,…

“ut I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own accord” (Philemon 1:14). For love to be…

“I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonment for the gospel” (Philemon 1:13) Here is…

“Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.  I am sending him back to you, sending my very heart” (Philemon 1:11-12).…