Actively share your faith!
Scripture reading for October 12th: Philemon
Key Scriptures for over-comers: Philemon 3-7 “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers, because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints. I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ. Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.”
Paul wrote this short letter to a friend, Philemon, who had a run-away slave that was now a believer and a helper of Paul as he was imprisoned. Paul wrote to appeal to Philemon to do what was right by this new convert whom Paul considered a “son”. Paul commended Philemon and his friends for their faith and love for all the saints. It gave Paul joy to know that his friend was refreshing the hearts of fellow-believers. Paul especially encouraged Philemon and prayed that he would be active in sharing his faith. This would bring a fuller understanding to his own life of God’s great gift and His heart of love for all men.
Observations for over-comers: Faith and love are key ingredients in the lives of over-comers. Faith and love energize evangelism and evangelism grows our faith and love! “A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.” (Proverbs 11:25)
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