Fellowships With Young People

In the ministry journey this time, the local brothers have arranged meetings with the young ones and requested me to minister the word. As usual, I followed the brothers leading unless the Lord led me otherwise. I prayed and considered what was the burden from the Lord  for each group of people,  and according to the Lord’s leading, faithfully ministered the word. This time alone, in three localities, a special time with the young people was arranged.

Parnapalli 

On the 4th of Sept, a group of Christian students had an outing at a dam site. Though I did not join the outing per se, I attended the crucial part of the meeting for the minsitry of the word, the final session. As the theme of the outing was on the burden of fellowship, I ministered on the need for vertical fellowship with God and horizontal fellowship with one another. My main burden was to help these young brothers ans sisters to inculcate the habit of having a personal, intimate, fellowship with the Lord on a daily basis. 

Pulivendula 

On the 5th of Sept evening, I was invited to take a "Bible Study" session with  a group of Engineering students at the resident of a brother. The burden the Lord gave me was to minister on the meaning and purpose of human life. Once I got the message from the Lord, I prayed for the Lord’s anointing and for the proper utterance best fit for the students according to their situations, and also their mental and spiritual capacities. 

The Lord answered my prayer and released His burden as rivers of living water for about an hour. The students were supplied with the Lord's word. It was indeed an eye opening to many of them as they testified later, including the faculty members who were present in the meeting. May the Lord's word sown as a seed grow and develop, working out God’s plan in each one of them. Amen.

Jammalamadugu

On the 8th of Sept, a meeting was arranged mostly for the young people, together with some elders too. As I considered the burden from the Lord for this meeting, the Lord led me to Numbers 6, to minister on the Nazarite vow. First, I prepared and enjoyed the burden myself when I went through the relevant Scriptures. Therefore, when the time came to minister, I simply released the burden, point by point.

Numbers 6:1-8 RecVer

1. Then Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

2. Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, When a man or a woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazarite, to separate himself to Jehovah,

3. He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink; he shall drink no vinegar of wine or vinegar of strong drink, nor shall he drink any juice of grapes, nor eat fresh or dried grapes.

4. All the days of his separation he shall eat nothing that is produced by the grape vine, from the seeds even to the skin.

5. All the days of his vow of separation no razor shall pass over his head. He shall be holy until the days are fulfilled for which he separated himself to Jehovah; he shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow long.

6. All the days that he separates himself to Jehovah he shall not come near a dead person.

7. He shall not make himself unclean for his father or for his mother, for his brother or for his sister, when they die, because his separation to God is upon his head.

8. All the days of his separation he is holy to Jehovah.

The word of God spoke by itself. The four points on consecration were ministered: The need to abstain from the world with its enjoyment and pleasure by loving God, the need to submit to God and His deputy authority by fearing God, the need to stay away from spiritually death people, and the need to overcome natural affection. For this, a willing consecration to choose life and blessing by daily consecration to take Christ as life was ministered using Deuteronomy 30: 15,16,19,20.

Then, a brother followed suit in confirming, completing, and concluding in coordination. 

May the Lord gain all these young vessels for His divine purpose.

Blending in Pulivendula

Last Lord’s Day, a bending meeting of seven nearby localities was planned at the meeting hall of the church in Pulivendula. This plan was informed to me only two days before the meeting. Therefore, on Saturday morning, I prayed to the Lord to reveal His burden as I was assigned to minster the word. As I prayed, the Lord gave me a verse in John 12:24 and the message to be ministered was on "blending and building." Even on the Lord’s Day morning, I still looked to the Lord for more details on this burden. So, when the time came to minsiter the word after the bread breaking meeting, I released the burden. 

One lesson the Lord taught me in the minstry of the word was, once the burden was received from the Lord, I simply should trust the ministering Spirit and follow the anointing to minister. Though this was the way I used to minister, this time, somehow I tried to depend on the outline and already printed materials. Therfore, I was slightly distracted. So, I had to exercise my spirit more to emphasise on the very burden God burdened me with. In between, I even resorted to singing hymn concerning building, hymn # 841. Thank the Lord that the saints atleast got the burden: One God, One Ministry (the building of the Body), and One Goa (the New Jerusalem).

In the evening, the church brothers arranged another meeting. There, I learned my lesson not to be distracted by anything else, but simply focus on the burden from the Lord. I just stick to the burden and released the burden, verse by verse, point by point, as God led me. The burden was on, "the prohibitions and warnings in the building up the Body in serving the Lord."

Using Leviticus 9 and 10, the ministering was on a warning on offering "strange fire" which resulted in the death of Nadab and Abihu for not following the way ordained by God. 

Leviticus 9:23-24 RecVer

23. And Moses and Aaron went into the Tent of Meeting. And they came out and blessed the people; and the glory of Jehovah appeared to all the people.

24. Then fire came forth from before Jehovah and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they gave a ringing shout and fell on their faces.

Leviticus 10:1-2 RecVer

1. And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer, and put fire in them and laid incense on it, and they presented strange fire before Jehovah, which He had not commanded them.

2. And fire came out from before Jehovah and consumed them, and they died before Jehovah.

Using 2 Samuel 6, the ministering was on a warning of what David and Uzzah did. Though their hearts were good and their intention to bring the Ark back to the proper dwelling place was proper, the way they took was not according to God-ordained way. So, when the ox carrying the Ark stumbled and the Ark was about to fall, the good intention of Uzzah in trying to protect the falling Ark caused his own death as this broke God-ordained way in Numbers 4:15.

2 Samuel 6:6-7 RecVer

6. And when they came to Nachon’s threshing floor, Uzzah reached out for the Ark of God and took hold of it; for the oxen had stumbled.

7. And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his error; and he died there by the Ark of God.

Using Exodus 30, the ministering was on the anointing not to be applied on the flesh and not to make any duplicate of the anointing.

Exodus 30:32 RecVer

Upon the flesh of man it shall not be poured, nor shall you make any like it, according to its composition; it is holy, and it shall be holy to you.

Exodus 30:38 RecVer

Whoever shall make any like it, to smell it, shall be cut off from his people.

Thus, the burden from the Lord was fully released and the saints were so much supplied with the ministry of the word.

Finally, in the night after our dinner, we had a time of fellowship with the key brothers. Answering to a brother's question on how to know God's will, I gave the four practical points on knowing God's will through:

• Prayer, exercising the spirit to discern by life and peace (Romans 8:6)
• The understanding of the word of God, even with the help of the ministry 
• The fellowship in the Body for clarification and confirmation 
• The circumstantial evidences 

Besides, the Lord burdend me to minister the need for the experiences of breaking through the cross of Christ resulting in the death in the natural man, and then resurrection which leads to the building issuing in the Lord’s blessing. 

The brothers were so touched by the timely speaking of the Lord. We then prayed together and went back to rest. As we were about to rest, I had a time of fellowship with a brother who hosted me.

It was indeed a blessed day of ministering the word of God! The Lord’s heart was on the building up of the Body of Christ. 

May the Lord bless the saints, the brothers, and the church.

Praise the Lord for the ministry of the word!

Opening Meeting: A Brother's Business

Proverbs 3:5-14 RecVer 

5. Trust in Jehovah with all your heart, And do not rely on your own understanding;

6. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.

7. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil.

8. It will be healing to your body And refreshment to your bones.

9. Honor Jehovah with your substance And with the firstfruits of all your produce;

10. Then your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will burst open with new wine.

11. My son, do not despise the chastening of Jehovah, Nor be weary of His discipline;

12. For whom Jehovah loves He disciplines, Even as a father, the son in whom he delights.

13. Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding.

14. For her profit is better than the profit of silver, And her income is better than gold.

Today, a brother invited me and another brother for the opening ceremony of his EV Kinetic showroom and workshop. He has been awarded the distribution rights for the entire district. In fact, he mentioned to me a week ago and explained to me the history of how the Lord led him to start such a big business venture. He reminded me of the fellowship he had with me in my last trip to Andhra Pradesh while we were fellowshiping over lunch in Anantapur when he asked for my feeling concerning serving the Lord full-time. 

My reply then was, if the Lord calls a person, one has to obey the Lord’s calling absolutely. However, if there is no definite call or leading from the Lord, though one's heart may be genuinely wanting to serve the Lord full-time, it is better to pray and wait and fellowship with the brothers for a clear cut confirmation before taking any life-time decision. Until such confirmation, one can continue with whatever works or jobs the Lord gave at hand and work faithfully. Meanwhile, with job-keeping, one can still serve the Lord. In fact, this kind is more favorable, unless one is called by the Lord to serve full-time. In that, like Paul, one can be a "tent-maker," and along with the proceeds, serve God by serving the saints and the church. 

1 Corinthians 4:12 RecVer

And we labor, working with our own hands. Reviled we bless; persecuted we endure;

Acts 20:33-35 RecVer

33. I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothing.

34. You yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my needs and to those who are with me.

35. In all things I have shown you by example that toiling in this way we ought to support the weak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

This fellowship with him last year made such an impact on him that he took it before the Lord. Therefore, with the gift the Lord has bestowed upon him, he ventured into this new business. In fact, he has already been running a successful business of two wheelers workshop, which he expanded further to "buy and sell" used two wheelers. The capacity and the experiences the Lord gave him was channelled for further growth in his already existing business. 

I further fellowshipped: If the Lord so wills, I encouraged him to pay heed to what he has at hand, develop it further, and with the proceeds, take care of his family, especially his chidren's education, the need of the church and the saints. And perhaps, one day, as the Lord provides more, he may offer it for the Lord’s move in the country.

He reminded me last week of what I fellowshipped with him. Now, I realised the importance of faithful speaking of the burden the Lord gave to brothers who came for fellowship. I had no idea then, but God knew it all. As I fellowshipped with him the burden the Lord gave within, it became the Lord’s speaking and confirmation to him. 

As he requested me and another brother to do the honor of prayer, ribbon cuttings for the showroom and service station, and also minister the word of God, the verses in Proverbs 3 was my message. I just repeated the word of God from Proverbs 3:5 to 14 with emphasis on some verses and clarified that the real blessing in God Himself, the giver of all good things and that our heart should only be trusting the Lord and focused on Him only, and not the blessings that the Blesser gave.

Another two brothers followed suit in the sharing. Then, I chose a hymn on 513, "Once it was the blessing, now it is the Lord." Then, he shared his testimony, and we closed the ceremony with prayers from the saints.

May the Lord grace them to experience and enjoy the Lord through this business.

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.