This is my prayer for you

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Selfcare”

Our Bible verse for today: “I pray that you are prospering in every way and are in good health, just as your whole life is going well.” 3 John 2 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “This is my prayer for you”

This is the final devotional in our series about selfcare. We have been at it for three months now. In all the years I have been writing these daily devotionals (14) I’m pretty sure I have never written about one theme for such an extended time. But there was just so much that needed to be said about it!

We all need to do a better job of taking care of ourselves – our whole selves – body, mind, and spirit. Remember, God created us as composite beings who are made up of a physical body, a soul, and a spirit. Our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) and that makes each follower of Christ a walking, talking, mobile temple of the Holy Spirit. So, simply as good stewards of the body God has entrusted us with, we must take proper care of ourselves physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

As we have learned over these months, we have a responsibility to do everything in our own power to stay as healthy as possible for as long as possible. I love the prayer expressed by the Apostle John to his dear friend Gaius in 3 John 2 (above). There John was praying for his friend’s whole life to be healthy and well. That is my prayer for you too.

In a similar vein, the Apostle Paul wrote a beautiful prayer for the readers of his letter to the Ephesians, and it is the thought I will leave you with as we conclude this three-month study of good selfcare:

“I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, would give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the mighty working of his strength.”

Tomorrow we will begin a new study about the very subject Paul closed his prayer with – the immeasurable greatness of God’s power and strength, and how that power and strength is manifested by God in our lives and for our benefit.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

(If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00 – in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville

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