CLOSE COLLEAGUES IN CHRISTIAN SERVICE (“ministry”) are dear to us! We’ve dreamed together, labored together, prayed together, struggled together, been frustrated together, rejoiced together, experienced victories together…
Believe me, I’ve got some – precious colleagues in ministry! Names and faces are flooding my mind as I write this!
My Bible reading this morning included verses from the little “personal” epistle of Philemon… Here’s part of the message that Apostle Paul sent to Philemon…
“To Philemon my beloved fellow worker… I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints! And I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ. I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you!” (From Philemon 1-7 ESV)
Here are a few of the things Paul highlighted about His friend, Philemon… Memories, thanksgiving, prayer, his qualities (love, faith, joy) shared blessings, and the personal refreshment received from the relationship and service together.
A dear friend and colleague especially comes to mind – Dr. John W. Wyckoff! Many years of faithful Christian service together at SAGU (Now Nelson University)… Now a long and arduous hospitalization with leukemia and related issues. Dear, dear friend with all the qualities Paul mentioned about Philemon – and the feelings I share! Prayer bathed in warm love pours out of my heart “without ceasing” for John… Love you, John!
You got someone like that?
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