In Laws in the Lord

This time in my family reunion with my in laws in Taiwan, the Lord graced me a deeper experience of family life in the Lord. Universally, "in-laws" always has a problem, perhaps because it is in the law. And no laws under the sun is perfect. In fact, the laws only brings in death. However, being in the Lord is truly above the laws of man. My visit to and a family reunion in Taiwan this time is an enjoyable experience of the Lord, in the Lord.

I felt as homely, if not more, here even as it would have been in my own home in India with my relatives in the flesh. The secret is being "in Christ." All the fellowship and prayer, all the outings and blendings are just as sweet as it would have been with any other saints. Though in physical marriage we are in laws, but as being in the Lord we are all of the family of God. I can freely relate and fellowship as saints in the church-life. This indeed is a real blessing which the world is truly deprived of.

My father and mother in the Lord are real pattern for me to follow. Each of them unique and special in their own way, as God apportioned it to them. My dad is a century less a score year old now, still he does all the household necessity of running the family. He is well trained and disciplined to manage the household, everything from financial management to waste management. Everything is well preserved, and there is hardly anything that can be called waste as a waste. Herein is wisdom behind the scene, he will never be in lack as he really is today; truly self sufficient and in fact, in abundance. A deep lesson I have learned by my short while sojourn here.

My mother is a lover of Christ, a well attested lady, of good reputation and well spoken of by many. She has devoted her life for Christ and the church absolutely. And a lover of the ministry of the word, proven by the fact that the house is literally a library, full of the ministry books both in English and Chinese. Where have I found such a sister? No where except here, no one except my mom in the Lord. No wonder, her daughter is blessed as I am being blessed in a marital tie and serving in the ministry of the word!

My brother is a genuine and faithful person. Though a Stanford graduate engineer, he decided to serve a humble company with all dignity and faithfulness though qualified for a much better option. Through thick and thin, he chose to sail through with his boss when the world today is filled with "rat racing" for better pay and better fortune. Such a vessel is deemed to be honored by the Lord. As a seeker of the truth too, I had a sweet time of fellowship with him, as friend yet as brother. My prayer goes with him dearly.

This family reunion in laws in the Lord is a true blessing indeed. The Lord's sovereignity of making me a part of this family deserves praises to the God of arrangement; glory be to Him! 

Lord, bless our family.