“And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing” (James 1:4). Do you notice that it does not say get the…
“Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance” (James 1:2-3). How is it that so many people believe…
“James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings” (James 1:1). Sometimes we worry about who does and who…
“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…
“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,…