Philemon

I don't know if I have ever read the book of Philemon until today. I may have read it before just because it is short. I found out today that just because it is short doesn't mean it can't pack a punch. This book definately packs a punch. Paul wrote this letter to Philemon, and basically Philemon had a slave named Onesimus. Onesimus tole things and ran away, so not only was he a thief, he was a runaway slave. Somewhere along the way Onesimus ran in to Paul. Paul shared the Gospel of Jesus with Onesimus and he was saved. Paul is sending Onesimus back to Philemon not as a slave but as a son, or a brother. Paul tells Philemon that Onesimus is coming back with a piece of himself and that whatever Onesimus owed Philemon to just charge it to his account. This made me think about Jesus. Jesus told His Father that whatever we owed Him to charge it to His account. Jesus died and paid for our sins with His blood. If we accept Him as our personal Savior and follow Him then we become a son. Before we are saved, jult like Onesimus we are slaves to sin, but Jesus's deat covered those sings wso that we could become sons. But, what if we are Christians and have fallen away from God. Just like Onesimus we are stealing from God. We are stealing the praise, glory and sacrifice that is due to Him. Like Onesimus and even the Prodigal son found in Luke 15 we can come back hom to Jesus. Our debt will still be paid and He will welcome us with open arms. So in a way hwe have all been an Onesimus. God sent His son to pay our debts so lets not be slaves anymore. Let the blood of Jesus make us sons.