August 13, 2024 EVERY GOOD THING
Philemon 4-6 “I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers, because I hear of your love, and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints; and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for Christ’s sake.”
The book of Philemon is a letter written by Paul to Philemon urging him to receive Onesimus, who had done Philemon wrong, back as a brother in Christ. In the verses above, there is a statement made that gives us a good and proper insight as to how we should view ourselves; it’s an issue of identity. Paul prayed that Philemon would know ‘every good thing which was in him for Christ’s sake.’ At the outset, we must know that apart from Christ, there is no good thing in us; all truly good things come from God. However, if we know Christ as our Savior, He is in us and He has deposited many good things in us. And these good things in us or for His glory and honor. One primary good thing in us is that we are now able to bless others, even if they have done us wrong in some way. We are able to extend forgiveness and do the things that lead to life for those we relate too. There are many good things in us: we can show hospitality; we can give as the Spirit leads; we can help others who need our help; we can express gratefulness; we can encourage others; we can be compassionate-and the list goes on. It is not of God for us to view ourselves in a negative light; or to feel that we are lacking in some way and that we have nothing to contribute. We are to be humble in Spirt, not arrogant or prideful, because it is only by God’s grace that we have these good things in us. God put good things in us not to hoard or to hide, but to bless others and to demonstrate the character of God. The blessing is that as we use and walk in these good things, we are blessed in the process. So no matter of your background, no matter of your status in life, and no matter of past failures, God has put many good things in you-use them!
James 1:17 “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”
1 Peter 4:10 “As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the multifaceted grace of God.”
Ephesians 2:10 “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”
Blessings, Buddy
Philemon 4-6 “I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers, because I hear of your love, and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints; and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for Christ’s sake.”
The book of Philemon is a letter written by Paul to Philemon urging him to receive Onesimus, who had done Philemon wrong, back as a brother in Christ. In the verses above, there is a statement made that gives us a good and proper insight as to how we should view ourselves; it’s an issue of identity. Paul prayed that Philemon would know ‘every good thing which was in him for Christ’s sake.’ At the outset, we must know that apart from Christ, there is no good thing in us; all truly good things come from God. However, if we know Christ as our Savior, He is in us and He has deposited many good things in us. And these good things in us or for His glory and honor. One primary good thing in us is that we are now able to bless others, even if they have done us wrong in some way. We are able to extend forgiveness and do the things that lead to life for those we relate too. There are many good things in us: we can show hospitality; we can give as the Spirit leads; we can help others who need our help; we can express gratefulness; we can encourage others; we can be compassionate-and the list goes on. It is not of God for us to view ourselves in a negative light; or to feel that we are lacking in some way and that we have nothing to contribute. We are to be humble in Spirt, not arrogant or prideful, because it is only by God’s grace that we have these good things in us. God put good things in us not to hoard or to hide, but to bless others and to demonstrate the character of God. The blessing is that as we use and walk in these good things, we are blessed in the process. So no matter of your background, no matter of your status in life, and no matter of past failures, God has put many good things in you-use them!
James 1:17 “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”
1 Peter 4:10 “As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the multifaceted grace of God.”
Ephesians 2:10 “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”
Blessings, Buddy
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