Divine Appointment
"I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten while in my chains, who once was unprofitable to you, but now is profitable to you and to me." (Philemon 1:10-11 NKJV) There are always great expectations from every possible convocation of convenient appointments. Whereas profits are almost certain under such circumstances, the results are not necessarily the best possible, given the prior expectations. The appointment of a runaway Onesimus with the incarcerated Paul was probably one with the highest experience of inconvenience in their respective lifetime. Yet, it ended up the most profitable appointment. Often time, our disappointments in life can be a divinely-staged appointment for an enduring profit.