• Bible Studies, Chuck Smith

    Posted on March 2nd, 2013

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    Bible Study: Philemon

    Bible Study: Philemon

    Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, Notice, he doesn’t say, “Paul, a prisoner of the Roman Government. He is a prisoner of Jesus Christ! It is his love for Jesus that has placed him in bond, his witness and testimony for Jesus. So he doesn’t consider himself a prisoner of Rome or the Roman government, but he is a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

    It makes a big difference in how you look at it. You know, if you think, well, I’m a prisoner of the Roman government, then you can sit there and sulk in your cell. But if you are a prisoner of Jesus Christ, what can you do, but rejoice? I’m a prisoner of our Lord Jesus Christ. I’m bound by Him!

    and Timothy our brother, So Paul includes Timothy, his young son in the faith, who at this moment was in Rome with Paul. Paul is writing from his prison in Rome. Timothy will later go to Ephesus and Paul will write his letter to Timothy in Ephesus. But at this time he is still there in Rome.

  • Daily Devotional

    Posted on March 2nd, 2013

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    Devotional: March 2

    Devotional: March 2

    “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, Because the LORD has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound; To proclaim the acceptable time of the Lord…

    God’s timing is perfect! When He speaks, the time to respond in obedience is now. We often act as if we have all the time in the world to obey Him, but history doesn’t wait on our commitments. There is no such thing as postponing a decision with God. Either we obey, or we disobey. It is either faith or unbelief, obedience or disobedience.

    When God announces that now is the acceptable time, what you do next is critical. How often people have been unprepared when a word came to them from the LORD. God said, ?Now is the time for you to respond to Me? and their response was, “But I’m not ready. I have some things I need to do first. I’m too busy!” (Matt. 8:21).