God treats us with great generosity

(Audio: Spanish)

SUMMARY: In the passage from Philemon, Paul advocates for Onesimus, a slave who had escaped from his master, to be received back as a brother in Christ by his master, Philemon. Although Paul had the right to order Philemon to do what he wanted, he instead asks for things out of love and generosity. This shows that although we are called to be servants of God, we are also chosen children who have the right to approach the Throne of Grace with confidence. God treats us with courtesy and invites us to do His will rather than forcing us. We must live in the tension between being useless servants and blessed children and maintain a balance between the two.

Today I want to conclude my meditation on the parable of the prodigal son. Exploring and analyzing the passage from the Epistle to Philemon on behalf of the apostle Paul to see how in reality in a specific situation, God speaks to us about that double identity that we have:

On the one hand to be servants totally subject and surrendered to the Will of their Lord and on the other hand also chosen children that we have every right to confidently approach the Throne of Grace, knowing that our Heavenly Father and our condition as children allows us very good to have that generous and ambitious perspective on our life and ourselves.