PASSIONATE PURSUIT...THAT YOU MAY PROSPER

3 John 1
The elder unto the well beloved Gaius, whom I have loved in the truth.
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
For I rejoiced greatly, whom the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walketh in the truth.
I have no greater joy that to hear that my children walk in the truth.
Beloved thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers. Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:
Because that for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing of the gentiles.
We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellow helpers of the truth.
John speaks of himself in the spiritual operation of an elder. He tells Gaius that he is well beloved by God and that He also loves him in the spirit of truth. He encouraged him in the faith simply stating that the Lord loves him. You are the Lord’s beloved and because of his love, he desires that you prosper and be in good health. Meaning, as you grow leaps and bounds in the faith, the Lord Jesus desires that you prosper spiritually and naturally, as well…even as thy soul prospers as to say that as you repent, as you seek…it will start to manifest.  You will see the fruits as you walk by faith and move by His spirit. Feeding your spirit with the bread of life, putting on righteousness, the goodness of God will manifest for you in the natural realm. John said that because he heard of these things concerning his brethren, he greatly rejoiced that they walking in the gospel and in the truth. He encouraged that we simply do all things faithfully and do not have a respecter of persons. What we do among the brethren, we do toward the stranger also. Let us continue to allow out light to shine that our good works will compel the repentance of others to come into the fold. The people will be witness to the light and labor of love. We ought to there receive also fellow helpers of the truth and allow our gifts to make room so that we continue to grow as a body in the unity of the faith and help perfect that which is lacking in the faith until we all come to a perfect stature as one body unto God. The race is not given to the swift, not battle to the strong, but those who endure to the end shall be saved. #equippedto endure #praisehim