Reconciliation- by Ojit Laitonjam
RECONCILIATION
by Ojit Laitonjam
When I read the book of Philemon and listened to pastor's sermon on it, a very distinct parallel picture came to my mind between Onesimus and me.
Once I was a runaway slave just like Onesimus . But the difference was that Onesimus was a slave to his master Philemon and I was a slave to my own sins. Onesimus met Paul in Rome, received the gospel of Jesus Christ and became a new person. Paul appealed Philemon to receive Onesimus not as a slave but as a brother in Christ Jesus, as he received Paul himself.
In the course of
time, I came to meet my Saviour through the sharing of His Word. From
that time onward I kept changing toward the Lord until my last sinful habit
left me.
Now, I am no more a slave to my sins. I am a free man just like Onesimus who had been reconciled to Philemon his master. The Lord Jesus Christ paid for my sins on the cross to reconcile me to the father :
"I am
sending him – who is my very heart – back to you."
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