“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.”
3 John 1:2 KJV
Gaius was a convert of John the beloved disciple of Jesus and a close brother to whom John writes, “Beloved friend, I pray that you are prospering in every way and that you continually enjoy good health, just as your soul is prospering.” Church tradition states that Gaius was one of the seventy whom Jesus, our Lord, sent out and was later ordained as the bishop of Pergamum. John prays that Gaius be brought along to a smooth and prosperous journey and continually have success in every way; and that Gaius’ physical health would match his spiritual health. God is concerned with both our physical health (He gave our bodies an immune system) and our souls (our emotional well-being) as well as our spiritual prosperity. God has given us the new covenant whereby we are urged to partake of the Lord’s Table with care. Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the Body and Blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s Body. For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world. Let’s learn to walk in prosperity - spirit, soul and body. Amen!
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