Philemon 1:25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. With a prayer for this grace Paul had opened the Epistle, and with a prayer for this grace he now will close. It is the most all-inclusive wish for good he can indite in so few words — the free and saving favour of the Lord, with all its holy and happy influences for soul and body, for time and for eternity. This grace sanctifies earth's fellowships, and protects them from degeneracy and social corruption. It raises life above the entanglements of ennui and chagrin, of cynicism and despair. It weans the heart from the world, without permitting it to be soured. It lends dignity to suffering, and gilds the gloom of sorrow with radiant hope. To the apostle had been often verified the soul-sustaining words, "My grace is sufficient for thee." As the day grows, the warmth increases and the shadows flee away; so, as grace is realised, the heart basks and suns itself in the glow of heaven's love, and everything gets bathed in heaven's own light. (A. H. Drysdale, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. WEB: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. |
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