~ Good Morning!

Today, our devotion comes to us from …

• 3 John‬ ‭1:2 •

“Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.” ‭(ESV‬‬)

“dear friend, and I pray all goes well for you. I hope you are as strong in body, as I know you are in spirit.” (CEV‬‬)

• THE BOTTOM LINE •

From verse one, we can see that John is talking about, Giaus, his dear friend, in the ministry of reaching the lost, and helping other Christian believers along in their daily lives.

Here, in verse two, the Apostle John greets, his dear friend, and prays that he may, “prosper and be in good health even as his soul prospereth” (KJV).

The Apostle John, was very pleased with Gaius’ spiritual condition and wished that he might get along equally well on a physical level.

Verses two through six shows that Gaius was evidently an outstanding spiritual man. One commentator wrote, “The words, ‘I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you,’ are not a mere conventional expression of good wishes. The apostle was concerned for the temporal well-being of others, and not only for their spiritual welfare.”

The Apostle John must have learned this ideology, from Jesus, who’s concern for people’s physical issues is clearly shown in all four Gospels accounts.

• CONCLUSION •

This hope, and prayer, of wanting believers to be well, even as they are spiritually well, is really a biblical order for Christians today, to pray, for the physical, secular needs of their spiritual friends and fellow believers.

Let’s start praying this kind of prayer over our Christian friends, today. Of course, it will be up to them to keep their spiritual relationship, with Jesus, strong, so that they will have a blessed physical life while on this earth.

Sincerely,

— Pastor Gene