Blending by Painting

These days the Lord has been blending us together in all possible ways, either by gospel preaching or shepherding or fellowship or even by doing some physical work. It was one Saturday after our prayer meeting that the matter of paining our meeting hall came up. Some saints felt that we need to present ourselves in the most dignified way spiritually with a proper God-man living and also with a proper ambience of the meeting hall. Since our last painting was a few years ago, the painting of the meeting hall was definitely due and needed. In past, we simply used to hire painters to do the painting and paid them off. But this time, not merely to save money but also to exercise ourselves in physical activities and be blended all the while grasping every opportunity for blending. Thus, the decision was made in one accord.

I personally was very glad to see the saints working together in one accord. Whoever was available came together. Though I myself could not participate as I had to finish my official works before I leave for Taiwan for over three weeks. 

The painting began the day we were scheduled to depart. It was indeed a beautiful sight to see what the Lord has been doing in the church in Gurugram. We are a score and a half who are regular in the meeting and a hundred or so who are all in contact. The church life we have been enjoying is very sweet and shepherding. The fellowship and blending among us is very intimate and dearer by the week. Praise the Lord for the church life! Praise the Lord for the blending even by painting.

By the way, this painting reminds me of the illustration of an anointing by the Holy Spirit. I pray that the Spirit may anoint each member day by day, and layer after layer, until we are fully immersed in the paint, the Spirit, and be fully one with the Spirit. This is also the only way to be one in the Lord and one in His Body. For oneness is only of the divine life and divine nature transmitted through the anointing Spirit.

More blending, more painting, more anointing, and more oneness!