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he was sick nigh unto death: but God had

mercy on him; and not on him only, but on

me also, lest I should have sorrow upon

sorrow.” Again, this is a faithful brother.

And it says in verse 30, “Because for the

work of Christ he was nigh unto death…”

These are godly people. Epaphroditus is a

brother; he's a companion; he's a fellow

soldier; he's a messenger; he’s a minister,

and he was sick nigh unto death. There are

no miracles being performed here but the

mercy of God. Paul had the signs of an

apostle, but we don't see any healing taking

place by Paul.

What am I getting at? I'm getting at the

fact that we have to trust God. That's why I

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