Family Fellowship

A dozen years ago, was my teacher in the academic field and also a brother for fellowship on various life matter. This time I had the opportunity to fellowship again with a family so dear to me in the Lord. In fact, the family instrumental in recovering me to the church-life with their brotherly love and shepherding  care. This is the family of a brother I dearly regard, save for the few "misunderstandings" which I deeply believe is the enemy's poisoning to divide the sweet fellowship of the brothers. However, these "misunderstandings" to me are just doctrinal and has nothing to do with life relationship. For we all have been redeemed by the precious blood of the Lamb and are being recovered from sin, Satan, the world, the flesh and the natural old man. We all must have been in sweet one accord against all odds.

As we fellowshipped, to me the most crucial matter is, the fellowship and flow of the divine life. Every testimony and every word must be ministered with the rich anointing of the Spirit and minister life to one another. I hate debate especially on the word of God. Though I used to be a good debater when in School and College wining prizes for being the "best debater" on various social-religious-political-economic topics. Now, with a new Person in me, I wouldn't be a fool to waste time and stop the flow of life and kill one another spiritually. I'd rather be silent in the face of argument and accept defeat than fight the lost battle.

The time spent with this brothers' family was so dear and sweet. I just testified of what the Lord has done to me and has been doing. Especially in the matter of the Lord's shining through the word as the shining star that led the wise men of the East to where the Lord Jesus was incarnated. Similarly, the Lord's word must shine on each one as to what to chose or what to do in all matters of life. Be it marriage, academic pursuit, job or whatever... the leading of the Lord is the best and final. However, to discern such leading of the Lord, one must be healthy spiritually with a proper and normal "nose" to smell the Lord's leading. And thereby be obedient to it absolutely. That's was a wonder family family; a fellowship in life and of life.

Later, it was my fellowship that we must be in fellowship as brothers in the Lord, come what may. Fellowship in life dispels all "misunderstandings" and strengthens the tie that binds in Christ for the Body of Christ.