By
Allen White
“Dear
friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with
you, even as your soul is getting along well. It gave me great joy to have some
brothers come and tell about your faithfulness to the truth and how you
continue to walk in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my
children are walking in the truth.” 3 John 2-4
(NIV)
Notice the
blessing that John gives to Gaius in this personal letter. In exchange for his
generosity, John blesses Gaius with the prayer that “you may enjoy good health
and that all may go well with you.” But, John makes one qualification here:
“even as your soul is getting along well.”
All of us
would enjoy being blessed with good health and good favor. But, notice the tie
in: how is your soul doing? So, how is
your soul today? Is your soul at peace? Is your soul troubled?
John
mentions the path that gives his friend, Gaius, peace. All is well with his
soul because of his “faithfulness to the truth.” What is the truth? Well, maybe
a better question is “Who is the
truth?” Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life” (John 14:6, NIV). Faithfulness to the Truth, Jesus, brings about
blessings in our life.
How might
we be unfaithful to the Truth? Unfaithfulness is putting something else in
Jesus’ place. Unfaithfulness could be believing the news commentators more than
we believe Jesus. Unfaithfulness could be taking the words of the naysayers,
the gossips, and the negative rather than embracing the Truth of our Savior.
Don’t get
me wrong here. If we spend all of our time praying and never exercise, we’ll
probably end up being overweight, which could lead to poor health. But,
personally, if I am trusting in Jesus, I don’t make as many trips to the fridge
for comfort.
What is
troubling your soul today? How can the Truth make a difference today? Ask Him.
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