The apostle John wrote a short note to a good friend of his named Gaius. In some of our notes today, we might say something like, “I hope you are doing well.” John sort of said that, but he placed a pretty heavy qualifier on it. John said to his friend, “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers” (3 John 2).
Did you catch what John said? John prayed that his friend would “prosper” and that he would “be in good health” (NASB). Those are nice (and ordinary) things to wish, but note what level John wished for his friend to prosper and be in good health—“just as your soul prospers.” John wanted Gaius to be as healthy physically as he was spiritually.
What if someone wished that for you? Are you as healthy spiritually as you are physically? What if we wished that for others? What if someone’s physical health was sustained at the same level as his spiritual health? Some folks may not be doing so well. What would it take to get us to focus more on our spiritual health than we do our physical health?