Half-yearly Blessings

Since we received the fellowship from the Body and started cooperating with the Lord's move by taking practical steps to help the saints to function in gospel preaching, prophesying and in various other services, we started receiving the Lord's blessings. Blessings, first of inward recovery by life and vitality. Then, the blessings corporately as the church. 

Dormant saints starts functioning, weaker saints are growing in the divine life and meetings of the church became more and more enjoyable, rich and high.Last Lord's day, the meeting was so rich. The speaking of the Lord was so strong and the physical number of attendance filled the meeting hall, and spiritually, the saints were shining. 

Of course, in the midst, there were attacks of the enemy in various forms. But all the works of Satan were just opportunities for the Lord to manifest His multifarious wisdom. Two such cases were witnessed last month. One was a brother who was so disturbed by his work schedule and worldly friends so much so that he hardly had time for his own family nor for the church. The other was so engulfed in fighting a legal battle that he literally was drained out in strength, finance and in his enjoyment of the Lord as he missed the fellowship for quite sometime now. In both cases, as a brother, the Lord graced me to visit them on different occasion. Not to try to solve their problems as such, but just a visit of grace and love. Actually, no one can solve their problems, but their problems can be unleashed through fellowship and prayer. Thank God, the Lord gave me the ear to hear what the saints had to say. I could not do anything but I could listen to all their problems, sympathized with them and most importantly prayed for them and prayed with them. Every time I was in this shepherding situation, I could experience the presence of the Lord and the outcome was always victorious and joyful. Such was the result of the two case aforementioned.

To me, these are sign of the Lord's working Himself into us, as the enemy resists too, with much attack from all possible angles. However fierce the battle be, the Lord Jesus is and always will be the Victor, and in Him we are victorious too. Hallelujah! These are signs of the Lord's blessings. And these are the blessings we, as the church are witnessing these days, in the midst of the year, now halfway through.

Even tonight, the Lord impressed me so much with the church's prayer meeting. It was so rich, so high and so enjoyable! Inwardly, I could see the Lord's blessing upon the church. I was filled with joy and inward brightness and felt very light and was at ease. O what a blessing! This is just a half-yearly blessing. We look more for the high-peak blessings in the days to come.

Lord, continue to bless Your church.