“Behold, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” (III John 1:2)
We live in a day of health food fads, health food stores, work out gyms and running tracks. Our churches have built “Christian Life Centers,” spending millions of dollars to keep everyone’s body healthy and happy.
Gaius was a Christian with a healthy soul but a sickly body. Apparently he exercised his faith by walking in the Spirit. His walking regimen probably included walking with God as Enoch, the Old Testament saint did.
John was interested in both, the physical and spiritual health of Gaius. We should be interested in both also. However, the crowd will gather more quickly for human body building than for soul building. But if we have a choice, the church will function better with members with healthy souls and weak bodies than it will with members with healthy bodies and weak souls.
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