Larry Reynolds, Denton, TX

Colossians 4:7 - "As to all my affairs, Tychicus, our beloved brother and faithful servant and fellow bond-servant in the Lord, will bring you information."

Tychicus was a true friend to Paul. In Colossians 4:7 Paul uses three beautiful phrases to describe his friend.  One of those phrases is "faithful servant."  Someone has said that the greatest ability in the world is dependability. Paul could certainly depend on Tychicus to get the job done. The phrase rendered “faithful servant” in v.7 Curtis Vaughan renders “trusty assistant.” Tychicus was someone Paul could trust to do what needed to be done. For example:

• When Paul needed someone to travel from Rome to Colossae to deliver this letter, Tychicus was the one to whom he turned.
• When Paul need someone to temporarily replace Titus as pastor of the church on Crete, Tychicus was one the people to whom he turned.
• When Paul needed someone to fill in for Timothy as pastor of the church at Ephesus so that Timothy could visit Paul one last time, again Tychicus was the one to whom he turned.