He Speaks to Me

3 John 9-14 9 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes , who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us. 10 Therefore, if I come, I will call to mind his deeds which he does, prating against us with malicious words. And not content with that, he himself does not receive the brethren, and forbids those who wish to, putting them out of the church. 11 Beloved (me) , do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He (me) who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God. 12 Demetrius has a good testimony from all, and from the truth itself. And we also bear witness, and you know that our testimony is true. 13 I had many things to write, but I do not wish to write to you with pen and ink; 14 but I hope to see you shortly, and we shall speak face to face. Peace to you. Our friends greet you. Greet the friends by name. Even the early church had it's problems. Today, we still those who insist on running things according to their will, not God's. I l...

3 John 5-8 5 Beloved (Gaius) , you do faithfully whatever you do for the brethren and for strangers, 6 who have borne witness of your love before the church. If you send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, you will do well, 7 because they went forth for His name's sake, taking nothing from the Gentiles. 8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we (I) may become fellow workers for the truth. This passage tells the good works of Gaius . I'm sure he was a modest man and thought his work wasn't that important, and he was only doing what was necessary. One thing we must remember here is that all work in God's kingdom is important. If it weren't for Gaius's work, those going out to tell others wouldn't have been equipped. John goes further to say that we should all be Gaiuses . We should all do our job in God's kingdom, whether it be witnessing, or mopping floors. Today I pray you will see what your job in God's kingdom is, a...

3 John 1-3 The Elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth: 2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. 3 For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth. 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. What an awesome affirmation for Gaius. I wonder if he was feeling a bit discouraged or questioning his ability. Maybe Gaius wasn't sure if he was doing the right thing. In any event, this letter from John clarified Gaius's calling--he was doing God's will. Every now and then, all of God's servants question their calling. Satan worms his way in and points out all our flaws, errors in judgement, and mistakes. Our Heavenly Father refuses to give Satan this power, and He gives us earthly affirmations of His direction in our lives. It's not that His servants are looking for pats on the back, but it helps to know that God i...