Time With the Brothers

As much as there are set times with the Lord daily for the reading of the Word and for prayer fellowship with the Lord, there must also be time with the brothers, fellow members of the Body of Christ, especially with those who are on the same service, in this case, a literature service in India.

I enjoyed a two days time together with the brothers serving in Amana Literature, Chennai office. The line of fellowship the Lord led us was in tune with the recent burden in the just concluded Full Timers Training in Tenkasi. As I fellowshipped on various life-related matters, the anointing of the Lord was so sweet and strong; opening up the word, testifying and encouraging one another. The joy of brotherly fellowship in the word was rich, and more had to be explored. The fellowship on the word of God was so rich, and covered matters on how each serving ones much be deeply constituted with the Word and live out the Word. I personally experienced that the more I spoke the word, the more the revelation on the word increased. The word can be tasted and tested from different angles and directions. There is no end in expounding the riches of the word. 

Our line of fellowship was on the "Good Earth" in Mathew 13 with seven mysteries of the kingdom of heavens. Firstly, the need to be dealt with our hearts to become the "good earth" for the seed of the word of God to grow fruitfully bearing a hundred fold, a sixty fold and a thirty fold. And the need to be a Scribe who knows and are constituted with the word, being discipled into the kingdom, rich with the subjective experiences of Christ since long and the present Christ as the rich treasure of old and new. And only such ones can bring the kingdom of heavens on this earth and that the will of God can be done on this earth. We have connected this constitution with our service in the literature and how blessed we are to be a part of it. It was a sweet fellowship of strengthening and encouragement to one another that the Lord may grace us to go on until His heart's desire is fulfilled even through our service in the literature.

As much as I received help in spending time with the Lord in fellowship, so much the more I must spend with the brothers to impart and flow out the divine life. A time with brothers is as important as a time with the Lord, for a time with the Head is always connected with a time with His Body. For the Head and Body are one. In fact, many lights I cannot receive in my personal time with the Lord was shined upon me greatly by a time with the brothers. In many cases, the Lord speaks through His Body, and only time with the brothers can unveil these revelations. O for more fellowship with the Lord and with the brothers!