3 John 1: 1 From the Elder—
To my dear Gaius, whom I truly love.
2 My dear friend, I pray that everything may go well with you
and that you may be in good health—as I know you are well in spirit. 3 I was so happy
when some Christians arrived and told me how faithful you are to the truth—just
as you always live in the truth. 4 Nothing makes me happier than to hear that my
children live in the truth.
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“You have to eat
specific foods” said the personal trainer at the gym. I wanted to get into
heavy weightlifting and found myself unable to get beyond where I was at. People
surrounded me and had me start over with technique, food and rest advice.
- I knew what to do, but it was up to me to actually do something about it.
- I had to change my lifestyle to be part of this new world to me.
- I had to be presented with what to do so I could make the change.
John starts off his
third letter with a greeting to Gaius. He had heard about the faith Gaius was
showing. Gaius was living in “the truth.” John may have talked to him about
CHRIST and heard word that Gaius was “living in the truth.”
My Observations:
- JESUS is the Way “the Truth” and the Life, in which I can receive eternal life.
- GOD wants me to love my neighbors versus complaining about them and HE wants me to love HIM more than anything I have.
- Living in CHRIST provides me with all the protection that I need.
Knowing versus
doing is a quandary we all face. I mean, GOD placed right from wrong inside all
of us by writing HIS law on every heart, yet we choose not to follow HIS ways.
BUT HE made a way back to HIM through JESUS.
By accepting CHRIST
as my personal Savior, I can follow HIS ways without questioning them or
fighting them. HE provides the HOLY SPIRIT to live inside my heart and to guide
me HE provides boundaries for me to live
in and I am freed from the pressures of the world and can simply “be.” I gladly
abide in what GOD has for me.
Challenge
- Do you sense the love from the writer?
- Have you ever known what was right to do, yet you did not or could not bring yourself to do it?
- Will you seek JESUS by asking HIM, “How do YOU want me to live? And let the HOLY SPIRIT guide you to “live in” HIS ways today?
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