Philemon 1:11 (KJV)
Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
Sometimes the thing we think is bad turns out for a greater good. Onesimus had run away—an unprofitable servant. Gill supposes he was lazy, an embezzler, a thief, and in many other ways a poor example to others.
But in leaving, Onesimus met Paul, and through Paul he was saved. His time with Paul was productive, his salvation was sincere, and when Paul sent him back to Philemon, he returned a completely different man—profitable now, not only to Paul, who could have used him at his side, but to Philemon, at whose side he belonged.
A true believer is profitable to everyone he is around. Like all of us, God has created him for a specific place, and in that place he must learn to abide; but he is the kind of man who would be well placed just about anywhere.
Christian, has your relationship with the Lord made you such? Or are you the sort that some Christians like to be around and are helped by, but others cannot abide being around you?
It seems to me, if you are the latter, you would do well to examine your relationship with the Lord.
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What do you think—are you becoming more profitable to those around you, or is there room for growth? I’d love to hear your thoughts. Leave a comment below and share what the Lord is teaching you from this passage.
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