by Daily Devotionals | Jul 15, 2023 | Daily Devotional
Read: Philemon 1:8-25 What does it say?Paul appealed to Philemon to graciously receive his runaway slave, Onesimus, who had become a Christian. What does it mean?The story of Onesimus is a beautiful representation of God’s grace. Paul showed a picture of Christ’s love...
by Daily Devotionals | Jul 14, 2023 | Daily Devotional
Read: Philemon 1:4-7 What does it say?Paul gives thanks for Philemon and his ministry. What does it mean?Paul often writes prayers of thanksgiving in his letters. Paul understood the weight that comes with leading and providing for a church. Philemon’s...
by Daily Devotionals | Jul 13, 2023 | Daily Devotional
Read: Philemon 1:1-3 What does it say?Paul begins his letter by greeting Philemon, a believer in Colossae. What does it mean?The letters of the New Testament typically opened with customary greetings. Although these seem formal and maybe even a little redundant,...
by Daily Devotionals | Jul 12, 2023 | Daily Devotional
Read: Colossians 3:18-25, Colossians 4:1-6 In Colossians 3, Paul writes about the dangers of sin and encourages us to pursue love towards one another. In this passage, he gives practical examples in the context of a family unit in his day and age. First, he gives...
by Daily Devotionals | Jul 11, 2023 | Daily Devotional
Read: Colossians 3:12-17 In Colossians 3:1–11 Paul writes about the destructiveness of sin. In this passage, he is instructing us how to fight against sin by encouraging us what we should do instead. Rather than living our lives trying to avoid bad decisions, we...
by Daily Devotionals | Jul 10, 2023 | Daily Devotional
Read: Colossians 3:1-11 Paul begins here by reminding us that since we have been raised with Christ, we pursue Him not to attain the status of being risen in Christ, but because he has given us this status. Salvation is received, not achieved. We work from our...
