Philemon Verse 7

February 13, 2016 on 02-14-2016

Philemon Verse 7... Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints...

Valentine's day is tomorrow (really it is today since I'm late in writing it), and what a perfect phrase for your "cowboy" (or girl); your love has given me great joy! We all want to feel loved. To not feel loved is to feel alone and discarded, not worth anything. We want someone to hang on to, someone we can count on to be there for us in both good and bad times. We desire someone we can share our deepest thoughts and joys, revealing our struggles and our happiness. We desire love.

But love has many forms. In church circles there is much, an in my opinion too much, emphasis place on "agape" love. The Bible has gives at least 5 examples of different types of love. The love mentioned here is a love between a mentor and his student. Paul not only senses the love Philemon to him but the love he has for people... for Christians in particular.

Daughters, you desire to be loved. I hope you sense love from those close to you and that it gives you joy and encouragement. When thinking about being married you must think about more than just the physical love between husband and wife. True this is to give great joy but if you marry someone and that person has no love to other believes or for all people and cares for their spiritual health. Then you married the wrong person. It is good to care for others but we must care from them spiritually. A search for someone who loves others and want them to be refreshed spiritually... K seek to develop your fiance spiritually. All the happiness from the physical love you receive will fade but the joy you get from knowing he is spiritually sound will bring the joy and encouragement you desire. Ladies, seek the fullness of love in the one with whom you want to spend your life. That Biblical love cannot be match in the world. It is found in Christ.

~Dad