The pictture is of our pastor and his wife at the Texas Baptist Institute Alumni banquet.
From the Pastor: PERSIS
(Rom 16:12) Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.
The names mentioned in this verse are feminine in the Greek language. It is to be understood that these were women. It is said of the first two that they labor in the Lord. This means that they worked and that their work was Godly work. Work done in the Lord is done for the Lord. These had no doubt done many good and kind deeds. They had helped the sick. They had helped the poor. They had helped widows and orphans. These acts of kindness were done because of the love that they had for the Lord and they did them for His honor and glory. Women such as these help the cause of Christ. These two ladies labored in the Lord.
Persis also labored in the Lord but it is said of her that she labored MUCH in the Lord. There are some who are able to do more work in the Lord than others. The Lord has, perhaps, put them in such a circumstance that they are able to work long hours for the Lord. The Lord may have given to Persis the talent or ability to do things that not every woman could do. Some women can sew better than others. Some cook better than others. Some teach better than others. She used her talents for the Lord. She may or may not have had children of her own. A woman who is raising children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord is laboring in the Lord. To raise godly children is to labor in the Lord. The virtuous woman as described by Solomon is one who takes good care of her family and home. She is to be praised for she labors in the Lord. She is doing the work the Lord has put her on earth to do. Women truly are a vital part in the work of the Lord.
Men, let us learn from these women. May it be said of us that we labored much in the Lord.
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