I Acknowledge Every Good Thing
Dr RJ Sing · 1 min read
“[And I pray] that the participation in and sharing of your faith may produce and promote full recognition and appreciation and understanding and precise knowledge of every good [thing] that is ours in [our identification with] Christ Jesus [and unto His glory].”
Though the central theme of Philemon, is the Restoration of a fellow Christian who was a runaway slave, the substance of the Epistle is meatier than its volume. The above Scripture in particular teaches us the practical application of our faith. As you acknowledge every good thing, your faith becomes strong – Philippians 1:9.
This is indeed true. Your love abounds more and more every day as you allow the Word of God to enter into your mind and heart. Remember that you have to put your faith to work. Let us consider the following Scripture: “What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead” James 2:14-17 NKJV. As you put the Word of God to work in your life, by Prayer, Service, Confession of God’s Word etc., you begin to acknowledge every good thing. As you do this, your faith develops and your joy abounds.
