If I remember correctly I used this verse as the basis for the first sermon I ever gave. It has been one of my foundational verses since that time.
3 John 1:2(NKJV)
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
What exactly does it
mean for our "soul to prosper"?
The passage doesn't answer that question but I will give you my take on it.
Our soul prospers as
we develop and deepen our relationship with God in my opinion. We can be good people who go to church all
the time and never cheat anybody and all of that but is our relationship with
God actually growing or are we just going through the motions?
That is the key difference to me. To
make our souls prosper takes the effort of actually seeking God on a continual
basis. It takes the effort spending time
in prayer, not just talking to God but more importantly, listening to Him. It takes effort to learn how to trust God and
follow His lead even when it makes us uncomfortable. These are the things that will lead to our
souls actually prospering.
Make sense?
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