An Unsung Hero
2 Tim 1:16-18, 4:19
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by Stephen M. Crotts

One unsung hero of the Bible is Onesiphorus. He is forever known as a minister to the minister, the one who kept the Apostle Paul on his feet. In 2 Timothy 1:15-18, Paul confided, "You are aware that all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains, but when he arrived in Rome, he searched for me earnestly and found me - may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day - and you well know all the service he rendered at Ephesus." Just listen to the action verbs:

He often refreshed me.
He was not ashamed.
He searched for me.
He found me.
He rendered service.

May we be that sort of person to one another, and especially to our prophets!

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