The Book of 3 John with VPP

1:2, God’s will is to bless believers with strong body, life full with abundant heavenly blessings, God wish every things we do in peace and success, in work, in life, in planning, in purpose, in our aims, even the spiritual ministry, and family, in God’s will everything will be in stable and normal functioning. In God’s hope, through the Christ’s redemption, He blesses us, to satisfy our physical and spiritual needs.

John use “euodoo,” means a “wonderful and satisfying journey, walking in a good path.” John wished us to walk into the salvation and even continue to walk in God’s will, so that we can abundantly tasting His blessings.

The believers can pray for materials blessing, at the same time, the Bible also says that God is allowing His children to experience difficulties; this is a part of training, so that they may depending on God, to increase their faith, to persevere in ministry. There are also many persecutions from the world. These are part and parcel in training.

There are also wars and hungers, dry seasons, recession, and conflicts with the governments. In all these troubles, the believers still can experience the blessings and spiritual abundance. They are called to pray for God’s will to be done. Obeying the guidance of the Holy Spirit, separating from the world, loving and reading the Bible, in prayer asking the helps from God, hardworking, by faith looking to the Lord in provision and providence, seek ye the kingdom of God. May God heal us when we are sick and weak. Fearlessly facing the fiery darts and trials in the world, in these you are called.

1:5, John said Gaius is faithful; he is obeying the truth, and walking in the truth. He was faithfully receiving the traveling missionary; he gave food and shelter to them, even money so they can travel with ease. John never forgets what he had done to those missionary. He has done a good work in love.

1:7, God’s children are taking care of those ambassador of Christ, to give in hospitality, and sent them away in support them, do not treat them like a bagger! Gaius was treating them like treat Christ Him self, they were the honorable servants of God. Giving them food and drink in evangelize the world.

Do not take anything from those we had evangelized, if we receive anything from them, this will hinder the gospel work. The missionary may tempted to have more greedy gains. So evangelist has to support from the church that sent him or her, even sometime to self-support.

Jesus gave 5 loaves 2 fish from a boy, to the 5000 hungry men.