John tells us in his next letter that his greatest joy in the whole world was to hear of his children walking in the truth. That is a pretty bold claim from a man who reclined on Jesus' chest and knew himself to be especially loved by the Lord Himself. Though he had known the delights of eating the last supper and knowing in-person friendship with Christ, John had to say that the delights of hearing that his children were walking in the truth outclassed them all. In other words, brothers and sisters, just as we have it in our power to please God through the work and presence of His Spirit in our lives, so we have it in our power to make an apostle, and by extension our elders and pastors, very happy indeed.
John has two references to joy in this letter, and both of them indicate that you and I can make it bigger. Now, I know that John is dead and that he personally is most likely not aware of whether you and I are walking in the truth today. But the point remains, I think: You can and should make the apostles joyful by your walking in the truth, and by your active Christian fellowship that will culminate with worship and fellowship with the apostles and prophets and saints in Heaven.
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Caleb Nelson grew up in Ft. Collins, CO. Born into a Christian home, where he eventually became the eldest of 11 children, he has been a lifelong Presbyterian. He professed faith at the age of six, and was homeschooled through high school. He then attended Patrick Henry College...
