Testifying the Truth

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman, cutting straight the word of the truth. 2 Timothy 2 :15 

A research scholar from an university in China came to research on the Christian experiences of Christ and the church in the local churches in the Lord's recovery in India,  yesterday, accompanied by two brothers from the DCP. It was a blessed time to testify of what the Lord had done and has been doing in my life. Though the conversation ought to be a "Q and A" or an "interview", in the Lord's presence it was more of a testimony of presenting oneself of my personal life experiences as it was and as it has been. 

Initially, it was an answering of questions, but later, the Lord's presence was so rich in our lunch "interview" that I almost forgot my lunch as I testified incident by incident of what the Lord had done. Beginning from my Christian life and my own "research" for the truth concerning the Church and how my seeking for the truth led me to more further research on the teachings of brother Watchman Nee and Witness Lee, "the local church movement of the Lord's recovery" and "the Living Stream Ministry publication." Besides I testified of how the evil and negative writings against their teachings and false accusations only ignited my hunger and thirst to dive into the depth of their teachings and practices which ultimately led me into the church-life of the Lord's recovery. I testified too that it was all the mercy of the Lord that I was granted the grace to participate in the fellowship of the Body of Christ. 

Moreover, at length, I testified of the truths revelation from the Holy Bible through the help of the ministry of brother Watchman Nee, Witness Lee and the Living Stream Ministry publication and how they have been very instrumental in clarifying my doubts caused by the opposers in their false and misaiming allegations. What Satan did to harm the work of the ministry had sovereignly been used by God in a display of His multifarious wisdom to help a believer like me to study, research and pray over, for about two years and finally recovered me out of the denominational fold into the church-life. What a mercy of God, what a grace of God! To such deeds of God's wisdom, I extol the heavenly God and Father of all, in praise and worship! All Satanic and subtle works even in the cloak of "apologetic Christian" only help me discover the truth of the Bible and be recovered! To this, praise be to the Triune God! Hallelujah!  

I also did testify of the struggle I went through when I followed the Spirit's leading by light, life and peace within, when being accused falsely by my fellows believers. All the accusations were mostly "hearsay" without any solid basis and proof. In fact, the more and stronger the opposition, the more my faith grew in the Lord, the more I appreciated the writings of the ministry and the more my experiences and enjoyments of Christ grew. And how I "cut straight the word of the truth" when asked questions like "Triune God, the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit's baptism, the Church etc," using the Bible verses to proof my belief and what the Bible says. 

I also testified of defending the truth as I understood from the Spirit's revelation of the Holy Bible to those who dare to oppose without any solid biblical proof, all those, face to face. The truth is the truth, and no one can lower it just because their understanding or belief does not come up to the standard of the Bible. I gave few experiences I had in the last years' Christian Expo in Bangalore. How a strong opposer on meeting him face to face for "fellowship" was silenced and ended up requesting to read the writing of brother Witness Lee, whom he accused a little while earlier, not knowing what he accused the teaching for. All these opposers hardly read any of the ministry or at the most, partially read and misaimed it or twisted it to mean otherwise, or just used the ministry with impure motive trying to forged it as a tool of attack. The ministry is not for debate, but for the ministering of life for the building up of the Body of Christ.

When faced with such a situation of testifying for the Lord and the truth of the Bible, my spirit was flamed up. And I rejoiced in releasing my burden on defense of the truth, for I am sure, it was the Lord within me, empowering me to testify whenever opportunity arises; of course, to the right people, with the right attitude, at the right time and at the right place. Such occasion is rare, in fact, very rare. Its like an opportunity once in a blue moon.

What a blessing indeed to be graced to testify to be diligent to present myself approved to God, an unashamed workman, cutting straight the word of the truth. May the Lord grand me more grace in His time for more of such testifying. 

Truth triumphs! And always will....