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Just a Minute Devotional #65

August 06, 2026

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GROUNDED

So live in Christ Jesus the Lord in the same way as you received him. Be rooted and built up in him, be established in faith, and overflow with thanksgiving just as you were taught. Colossians 2:6-7 I personally believe the most important thing in a Christian life is to be grounded. Let me explain. When I was in elementary school, I loved to play tetherball. This consisted of a tall metal pole planted in cement in the ground. Attached to the top of the pole was a long chain that went all the way down to about three feet from the ground. Connected to the chain was a ball. The idea of the game was to get the ball to go around the pole all the way with your opponent trying to do the same thing. I remember flinging that ball as hard as I could to get it to go around fast and high so that my opponent could not reach it. If the pole had not been rooted in the ground with cement, the game would have been pointless. Also, had the chain and ball not been securely fastened to the p...

A LETTER OF PARDON

But without your consent I would do nothing, so that your goodness would not be forced, but give willingly. Philemon 1:14 The art of letter writing is nearly gone. We are more likely to receive a quick text on our phone, or an e-mail. There is nothing especially wrong with that, but it’s nice to look in the Bible and see a beautifully written personal letter. Philemon is one such letter. It is written by Paul while in prison in Rome. Onesimus, a slave, steals from his owner, Philemon, and runs away, where he meets Paul. At some point Onesimus is converted, to become a Christian. Paul wants him to return to Philemon, and he wants a relationship not only restored, but made better. Paul is sending this letter, to convince Philemon to forgive Onesimus, and accept him, not as a slave, but as a brother. Paul begins his letter with his greetings followed by praise. Paul is a great salesman. He knows the art of winning one over by appealing to Philemon in just the r...

GROWING OLD

Even to your old age I will be the same, and even to your graying years I will bear you! I have done it, and I will carry you; and I will bear you and I will deliver you. Isaiah 46:4 I am growing older. It shows in my face. I feel it in my bones. My eyes, ears, voice, legs, arms and hands do not perform the way they did when I was 20 or 30. My reflexes are slower and I have more aches and pains on a daily basis. It made me start to think about Jesus. Jesus truly did suffer a horrible death for us, but one thing Jesus did not experience was, old age. He died when He was in His early 30’s. He did not experience ears that could no longer hear, or walking balance issues. He never had to wear glasses, or be helped by younger people doing the smallest of tasks. He felt humility but not because He could no longer open a jar or remember things. Yet, even though I am getting older, I am gaining some things. The Bible says in Proverbs 16:31, that my gray hair is my crownin...

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