Sometimes Silence is the Solution

Mark 14:60-61 RecVer

60. And the high priest stood up in the midst and questioned Jesus, saying, Do You not answer anything? What is this that these testify against You?

61. But He was silent and did not answer anything. Again the high priest questioned Him and said to Him, Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

When the Lord Jesus Christ was questioned by the hight priest concerning the false accusations and wrongful condemnations, He was silent and did not anwer anything. This was a pattern set up by the Lord in His humanity. He did not vindicate Himself and left the matter to the sovereign hand of God the Father. This taught me an important lesson in life. Sometimes, for some matters, silence is the solution. 

Recently, a brother whom I used to shepherd was not in a good condition. When I met him, I frankly spoke to him to help him know himself as he was blind to himself while vehemently accusing others of what he presumed to be wrong. But actually, he did not know who he was, a self boasting person. As I let him know who he was and what the way he should take to recover from his situation, he seemed to have listened when I met him. Months later,  he called me and arrogantly and boastfully tried to justify himself and even dared to accuse me. From the tone and sound of his voice, he seemed to be abnormal. Immediately, I realised it was not the time to even listen to him as he began to abuse. I simply cut the call. Though he tried to call back, I felt best to not answer for a while. A few days later he tried to call me again. I still felt in my spirit, the time was not ripe to converse with him. It was best that he learnt his lesson and when he is sober and willing to receive fellowship, then I can consider to help him. This was a lesson in experiencing dealing with people; sometimes silence is the best solution for such. Let the Sipirt work in him.

I also received text messages from two brothers from to different localities in the North who were ambitious and wanting to be somebody in the church. The intention and attitude with which they sent me messages and photos were enough evidence for me to discern their inward motives. Their hearts were not pure and they were not simple. I felt in my spirit not to entertain those messages and photos or videos. Besides, I did not feel I am in a position to hlep them in any way now. There are other brothers who oversee the churches in those localities. I need not stretch forth my hand to hold a falling "ark" and burn a "strange fire." Therefore, I did not bother to reply and react to their indirect "intimations" of their works. I would rather stay away for now, unless the Lord lead me to take any action. 

The Lord is the Lord and He knows how to Lord over every situation. So, on part time, I prefer to stay silent. Let the Lord’s will be done. Sometimes, its best to simply wait on the Lord in silence.

Hymn: Prayer for a Pure Heart

As we were fellowshiping on the need to have a pure heart before God and man, I was freshly enlightened to see my own need to be pure in heart. It has been from the impure ones that many problems have occurred in the church history. Especially, from gifted brothers who were full of ambition to be somebody among God’s children. The fact is, no one is born pure. It is the Lord’s mercy that we could be dealt with by Him to be pure in heart, single in purpose, knowing only to serve God by serving the church, the saints, as a slave. To have a pure heart requires a specific dealing from the Lord. This enlightenment burdened me to write this hymn as a prayer for a pure heart yesterday morning.

This matter of the need for pure in heart was further confirmed and strengthened by the Lord’s speaking personally to me in my time with Him while reading His word.

Mark 10:43-45 RecVer

43. But it is not so among you; but whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant,

44. And whoever wants to be first among you shall be the slave of all.

45. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many.

Prayer: Pure in Heart

Tune: 1051 (I hear Thy welcome voice)

Meter:  6.6.8.6 with chorus

1

(Matt. 22:37; Matt. 22:30)

Lord, grant me a pure heart-

A heart that loves Thee Lord,

With all my heart, my soul, my strength, 

With all my being, Lord.

Purify my heart,

Lord, I pray to Thee. 

Wash me, cleanse me in Thy blood,

From all impurity. 

2

(Matt. 5:8)

Lord, grant me a pure heart-

A heart single in goal,

E'er seeking to glorify God,

A pure heart that sees God.

3

(1 Pet. 1:22)

Lord, grant me a pure heart-

To love Thee with first love,

Love one another fervently, 

With Thy love, as Thou love.

4

(2 Cor. 4:16; Eph. 4;23; Matt. 6:10)

Lord, grant me a pure heart-

A mind renewed daily, 

A will to do Thy perfect will,

Emotion that loves Thee.

5

(Heb. 9:14; 10:22; 13:18; 1 Pet. 3:16, 21)

Lord, grant me a pure heart-

A conscience pure and good,

A conscience, cleansed, without offense,

Pure before man and God.

Blending in Badvel

Today, the 30th August 2026, as the ministry literature distribution in Rayalaseema region in Andhra Pradesh was about to begin, we enjoyed a one day blending meeting of the churches in this region. The initial plan was for three local churches, however, more saints from other localities also wanted to join. Therefore, about 150 saints from seven localities blended together in sweet oneness and one accord!

As the brother requested me to minister the word, I looked to the Lord for His timely anointed word. The Lord spoke based on the need to see the vision of the age in Proverbs 29:18.

Proverbs 29:18 RecVer

Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; But happy is he who keeps the law.

We traced the vision of the age in the Bible. The work that God did at a particular age from the time of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Enoch, and Noah in the Old Testament, and the work God carried out in the four Gospels through the Lord Jesus Christ, and from the time of the book of Acts till today, what God has been doing in this age; the building up of the Body of Christ. 

To build up the Body of Christ, the necessary requirement for the believers is to be dealt with in the natural man so that the humanity of Jesus can be lived out, and the way for such a living of Christ was ministered. Using the life of Job and Moses, the way to be dealt with by God until we realise we are nothing and good for nothing, arrive at our end so that God can have a new beginning, and be gained by God for the building up of the Body of Christ were ministered. An emphasis on Ephesians 4:1-3; 7-10, 11-12 for a walk worthy of our calling with the humanity of Jesus through the experiences of the death and resurrection of Jesus was also ministered. Thus, the burden the Lord anointed was ministered. Afterwhich, many saints prophesied on how the Lord showed them the vision and the way to fulfill the vision in preparing their persons through the experiences of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ for the building up of the Body of Christ. 

We all enjoyed the Lord's timely speaking for His move in Badvel and the surrounding localities. 

The blending meeting was held in a newly constructed meeting hall cum house built by a brother and his wife who are both serving in government jobs. They built the house out of the God blessed provisions. This itself is a testimony of their love and offering for Christ and His Church. 

After the meeting, five housewives who were seeking to know God came requesting for prayer. The Lord led me to preach the gospel to them instead, led them to believe into the Lord Jesus and receive the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal God and Savior. Then, as requested, I also prayed for their experiences of salvation and growth in life and their household salvation. 

Later, a brother, touched by the Lord’s speaking today wanted to be baptised. After reviewing the Scriptures on seven important significances of baptism, he was baptised!

Finally, we had a time of gospel preaching and shepherding meeting with a family. 

Thus, the day concluded with me spending time reading Life-study on Revelation with the saints in my locality, Gurugram, and a time of prayer with my son and daughter and enjoying their sharings of what they shared today in the church meeting.

Praise the Lord for this day, a day filled with the ministry of the word, gospel preaching, baptism, prayers, sharing, and shepherding! Hallelujah!

Choose Life and Blessing

Deuteronomy 30:19-20 RecVer

19. I call heaven and earth to witness against you today: I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life that you and your seed may live,

20. In loving Jehovah your God by listening to His voice and holding fast to Him; for He is your life and the length of your days, that you may dwell upon the land which Jehovah swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

Last Tuesday afternoon after the four and half days of training, a brother and I visited an old classmate of ours who is a resident of Hyderabad. Our last meeting was last year when we had a similar training in Hyderabad. Whenever we could, we tried our best to meet and fellowship on whatever point the Lord burdend us with.

This time, on the first day of the training, out of the blue, I simply asked a brother to call this classmate of ours. Then, an appointment was made for Tuesday. Yet, I had another plan, to study Hebrew lessons and clear my midterm exam. However, after further consideration, I decided to visit this brother instead, and postponed my Hebrew learning for some other day. The decision I took was worth it. For, it was not easy to come here often, and whenever we did, we should not miss the opportunity to visiting acquaintances and minister life. 

In our last visit, I fellowshipped with my brother's chidren on reading the Bible and prayer. This time, the burden released was on a continuation of the same, but with an emphasis on choosing life and blessing through the pursuit of the word of God. It was a wonderful and fruitful time of brotherly and friendly shepherding visit. Though the journey took one and half hour each, to and fro, it was worth it. We were sowing seed of the word of God to young souls and seeking family. One day, in God’s time, the harvest will be reapt.

As was ministered, I believe, we did choose life and blessing in paying the price to visit this family. 

Choose life and blessing in loving Jehovah and listening to His words.

Blessed Are Our Eyes That Sees

Luke 10:21-24 RecVer

21. In that hour He exulted in the Holy Spirit and said, I extol You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for thus it has been well pleasing in Your sight.

22. All things have been delivered to Me by My Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and him to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.

23. And turning to the disciples, He said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see.

24. For I tell you that many prophets and kings have wanted to perceive the things that you see, and have not perceived them, and to hear the things that you hear, and have not heard them.

God, the Father, in His sovereign wisdom is pleased to reveal the heavenly and spiritual vision to me as well. In last nine days in Hyderabad, I had the privilege of attending the brothers training for four and a half days, then a full day fellowship on the Lord’s move in our country, and another two and a half days of full-timers training. In all these nine days, the Lord has been pleased to reveal the deep and hidden things in His heart.

In fact, God revealed Himself to us through the fellowship of the word in spirit. His light shown on us that we could see and know our own self, see the vision and revelation of God and His work in the present age, and the need for us to be perfected to participate in His building work of His Body, He also showed us His leading by revelation and experience to constitute us as His New Testament ministers. He also bestowed on us the grace to be His gifted members to build up His Body to bring Him back.

Therefore, blessed indeed are our eyes that saw what He has shown us to see. He has hidden these things to many, but to us, He is pleased to reveal. What a grace! What a mercy!

Every day, I was enlivened by the Lord’s speaking to the extent that I wrote an article on "Knowing God and Knowing Self," followed by two hymns, and on the ninth day, another hymn on "Pure in Heart." Only when the Lord enlightened me and gave me the burden and the words, I would write hymns. The fact that I was led to write hymns are signs of seeing something new and deep. In fact, I had not been writing hymns for quite sometime until the Lord’s fresh shining and speaking this time.

Praise the Lord for His divine revelation! Blessed indeed are our eyes that sees what He has shown us!

Lesson from Character Crisis

Last week, I received calls and texts messages from serving ones in one of our offices in the South. The message was loud and clear, to summarise it, a character crisis. Due to the character problems of the serving ones comprising loose talks, hidden ambition, pride, temper and anger, a full blown crisis broke out causing panic and shock in the office. It was very unbecoming of the serving ones to fall into uncontrolled anger. Though I received reports about the incident from both the parties, I kept the matter to myself and my co-working brother, and meanwhile brought the matter to the Lord in prayer and careful consideration. It was natural for me to act immediately and take action, but I dared not trust my natural man. I prefer to defer the matter for a latter time as I needed time to pray over amd consider carefully before taking any action. Lest I fall into the same trap of Satan in dealing the flesh with the flesh. The flesh must not be dealt with the flesh. The flesh must be dealt with the Spirit.

Later in the afternoon, I had a time of fellowship with my co-working brother and had direct calls over the phone with the concerned persons. After hearing them all, we left the matter to be considered more as we would be meeting some more brothers in the following weekend training in Hyderabad. 

In the following weekend, we had a time of fellowship with the responsible brothers of the church where the incidents took place and considerd the matter carefully. We all felt good for one of the brothers to personally check with the serving one concerned about his personal and psychological well being. Though we intended to take some strict action, we would wait for a proper time to execute it.

Meanwhile, I also received messages of apology and description of how the indecent transpired. I have forwared the messages and conveyed the same to my co-working brother.

This was a good test case for me in handling crisis. First thing is, I acknowledged the fact that I cannot solve the problem and therefore, bring the matter to the Lord in prayer and also to the brothers concerned in fellowship. My greatest concern for myself is, I should not misrepresent God. If God has to fire the one concerned, I would do so. If God has to forgive and retain him, I will also do so. Until I heard from the supreme Judge, God Himself, I would wait and wait. Once the decision is made clear, I would simple pronounce the decision, whatever it may be, as from God.

For to some extent, I have learned not to live my life, but to take the life of Christ as my life. This character crisis involving our serving ones is a good examination for me. I pray that I learn the lesson I need to learn.

As the decision on action to be taken is still awaited, I wait in prayer. Meanwhile, I pray for the Lord to perfect all of us in our humanity that we can indeed live out the humanity of Christ. 

Lord, have mercy on us and perfect us in our living and service.

The Humanity of Jesus

Ephesians 4:1-2 RecVer

1. I beseech you therefore, I, the prisoner in the Lord, to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

2. With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing one another in love.

God's heart's desire is to build up the Body of Christ. For this, He need materials for His building. The materials are the regenerated and transformed believers. There are many regenerated believers indeed, but how many of these ones have cooperated with God to deny their soul life, take up the cross, and follow the Lord? This refers to the need for a proper humanity, the humanity of Jesus gained through years of experiences of the Lord, and thus been transformed.

All these years of my life, I have realised that one of the biggest hindrances in a believers life is the lack of proper humanity. Put it other way, the person or the being of the ones concerned is what matters most. Because of lack of proper humanity, many saints are not growing. Instead, they become problematic and causes trouble in their own personal life, marriage life, work life, and even in many cases, the church life too. I have been observing this scenario in the lives of some brothers known to me. Even to some of these ones, I dare not stretch my hand to do any thing, for I know I don't have the maturity or the anointing to do so. The only thing I can do for such ones is, to pray for them that Lord may have mercy on them that they may realise their wickedness, repent, and cooperate with the Holy Spirit's transforming work in their lives.

These days, as we are in a full-timers training in Hyderabad, the Lord’s speaking has also been on this line; the need for a proper humanity. For the building up of the Body of Christ, the first requirement is the humanity of Jesus. If the believers are not transformed and their humanity is not the humanity of Jesus, they are not qualified to build the Body. The way, therefore, is to see that one's humanity is worthless, than abhor it, open to the Lord to receive the Lord’s divine dispensing with His divine life and nature, eat the humanity of Jesus by eating Jesus through the word day by day, and through the discipline of the Holy Spirit making all the words real to the believers. In this way, the humanity of Jesus will be wrought in the believers, who then, will live out Jesus' humanity as in Ephesians 4: 2 and 3.

Ephesians 4:2-3 RecVer

2. With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing one another in love,

3. Being diligent to keep the oneness of the Spirit in the uniting bond of peace.

Job of the Old Testament is a good example of a natural man dealt with by God through outward circumstances and consumeed in his natural goodness. Then, Gid further dealt with him to open his eyes to see God, in addition to all the hearings of God. 

Likewise, today, we all need the stripping and consuming of our natural man, and then the filling of the divine life with the divine nature to be reconstituted with God like an Acacia wood overlaid with gold. Only this transformed humanity can be used for the building up of the Body of Christ. 

May the Lord grant us all the proper humanity to serve Him in the way He wants us to serve Him.