Good or Evil?
3 John 1 is a short letter, that describes 3 different people. Their entry in John's letter ensured that they would be remembered for all time. It is a good reminder that what we do is noticed, by God and man, for better or for worse. Lets take a quick look at how these 3 men are described:
Gaius - The Good Friend
- Dear friend
- Loved
- Receives John's blessing
- Soul getting along well
- Gives great joy to others
- Faithful to the Truth
- Walks in the Truth
- Counted as John's "child"
- Faithful to and loves the brothers
Diotrephes - The Dictator/Gossip
- Loves to be first
- Ignores the saints
- Malicious gossip
- Doesn't welcome the brothers
- Stops others from welcoming the brothers
- Puts good people out of the church
Demetrius - Man of Truth
Well spoken of:
- By everyone
- By the Truth
- By John
How would you like to be remembered/recognized? Your actions are an outpouring of your heart, and are what is noticed about you. We may think well of ourselves, but is that how others see us? Is that how God sees us?
Take time to examine how others see you. Accountability partners are a great way to be able to find out what you really look like to others. It may be a painful revelation at first, but once we can see ourselves as others do we can work on getting ourselves where we would like to be.
"Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good"
Prayer:
Lord, Help me see how you see me, and how you would like to see me. Help me close the gap.
Amen.
Rob Gibson | Elder
Rob and his wonderful wife Helen were born in England, married in 1987. They moved to the USA in 1996, where they have lived since in California, Massachusetts, and Texas. They have 6 lovely children, Sarah, Claire, Nic, Laura, Jacqueline and Victoria, all of whom were homeschooled. Rob gave his life to the Lord in 1987, at the same time that Helen rededicated herself. Rob has been on a number of mission trips to Costa Rica, has led vacation Bible schools, soccer ministry, small groups, children’s and youth ministry, acted as lead program manager during the Hutto church plant, and is currently Chairman of the board of Directors at Camp Wilderness Ridge. Rob works at the Sears Call Center as Director of the Technical Solutions Group. Helen is an experienced homeschool mom, and is involved in children’s and small group ministry.
Peace to you. The friends here say hello. Greet our friends there by name.
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