The Lord's Presence

The Joy of the Lord is my strength. Nehemiah 8:10

It was barely a week ago, while propagating in Chandigarh with the saints from FTTND and FTTA, that the Lord was answering the prayer of the Body, in the Body, for the Body, that we all felt the strong move of the Holy Spirit, issuing inwardly in our being filled with the Spirit and outwardly in the preaching of the gospel bringing people to salvation and baptising them everyday. Besides, the coordination among all was so sweet and the sovereign arrangement of God in all outward physical environment was aptly conducive for the announcing of the resurrected and ascended Jesus Christ as the gospel, all these confirmed the work of the Lord in His heavenly ministry through the members of His Body on the earth. The set goals were more than fulfilled, proving Himself again His faithfulness in His works, time and again. Though the enemy hates His move and did his funny stunts here a little there a little, he fought himself a losing battle as the victory was already won long before the battle began. Yes, to the Lord's work, what can we say, but "Amen" with a triumphal sounding "Halleluijahs!"

Particularly, I experienced the Lord intimately a lot. One night the Lord's presence filled me so much so that I woke up to intimately fellowship with the Lord throughout the night. His presence engulfed me, and while responding to His intimate visit, He confirmed His faithfulness in that He would fulfill in time everything He has promised or burdened me concerning His work. That was indeed a friend fellowshipping with a friend. O how sweet the presence of the Lord!

In every step, in every decision, the timely leading of the Lord is marvelous and His leading corresponds with the leading in the Body. This, not for my personal spirituality, but for me to be blended and builded up in the Body with other members. O the joy of the Lord. The Joy of the Lord, indeed, is my strength. Nehemiah 8:10