Philemon
1:16-20
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20 Yes, brother let me have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in the
Lord
Have
we ever thought that perhaps our actions can bring others joy? Or are we too
wrapped up in our own situations to notice the negative or positive effect we
could have on those around us? I’d say that it’s mostly the latter; we are
generally speaking too caught up in our own drama. Yet, here Paul is telling
Philemon that his forgiving Onesimus would have great consequences on those
around him. For one, it would make Paul, a prisoner in chains, joyful; he cared
for both Onesimus and Philemon and wanted them reconciled. Secondly, his
forgiveness would keep the unity in the church at Colosse. I imagine that there
were people who took sides in this issue; some who supported Onesimus and some
who supported Philemon. The only real way out of this decisive situation is
Philemon’s forgiveness. What a decision he had to make?
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