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prospers. (3 John 1:2)<br />

What I want you <strong>to</strong> see is this: John was writing<br />

<strong>to</strong> the well-beloved Gaius, a believer. John knew that<br />

Gaius’s soul was already prospering. If you have<br />

invited Jesus in<strong>to</strong> <strong>your</strong> heart <strong>to</strong> be <strong>your</strong> Lord <strong>and</strong><br />

Savior, then you have received the gift of eternal <strong>life</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> can have full assurance that heaven is <strong>your</strong> home<br />

(Rom. 10:9–11). Whatever challenges you might be<br />

faced with on the outside, <strong>your</strong> soul, which is<br />

eternal, has begun prospering. But it wasn’t enough<br />

for John <strong>to</strong> know Gaius’s soul was prospering. John<br />

prayed that Gaius would also “prosper in all things<br />

<strong>and</strong> be in <strong>health</strong>.” In other words, you can pray for<br />

<strong>your</strong> outward, physical body <strong>to</strong> be <strong>health</strong>y even as<br />

<strong>your</strong> soul is <strong>health</strong>y in Christ.<br />

You can be sure God’s will is for you <strong>to</strong> be<br />

<strong>health</strong>y because His Word declares it. Since His will<br />

is for you <strong>to</strong> be “in <strong>health</strong>,” don’t go with human<br />

tradition or man’s opinion that says it is sometimes<br />

His will for you <strong>to</strong> be sick. Don’t let man’s<br />

conjectures <strong>and</strong> theories cause you <strong>to</strong> believe the lie<br />

that maybe God wants you <strong>to</strong> endure the sickness in<br />

<strong>your</strong> body so you can learn <strong>to</strong> trust Him more or<br />

grow in patience. Because of what Jesus did at

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