My Friend's Family

One of my best friends from high school days, who motivated me to be a studious student, be academically competitive to ambitious in studies as a student, has been posted in Siliguri. I felt it best to pay him a visit once all my burdens were released in regard to meeting Christian leaders for the introduction of the ministry of the word. It was surprising that I could visit them in all the three cities they had been posted so far. When they were in Kolkatta, I visited them with a brother from Chennai, and we gave our testimonies of salvation. When they were in Guwahati too, I visited them again when I fellowshipped with them at length on the truth concerning Christ and the church. This time, the visit also had a very special significance spiritually.

My friend has a religious background with the flavour of Judaism though the faith in Christ is still intact. There perhaps could have been some mixture of the Old Testament and the New Testament in their faith. Which undoubtedly could have had an effect on mingling with a Christian with a fundamental teaching of the New Testament. This was the point of fellowship on the fundamental faith of a Christian with my friend's wife. She has been experiencing a lot of reconciling the fundamental beliefs of the Old and the New Testament. Despite other Christian's opinion about her faith in the Lord as she has been married to my friend, she has stood firm and has been learning to balance between the two beliefs. Perhaps, it was for this fellowship on fundamental teaching of the Bible that I could visit the family. I believe so. As the circumstance I was in proved it to be true. I could fellowship at length on the fundamental teaching of the Bible of a normal Christian life.  

Besides, I also could introduce my wife to my friend's wife with the hope that they will fellowship in the coming days. A Christian needs fellowship, and it is through such that she can grow in the Lord. The Lord knew her seeking heart for the truth, and I believe that was the reason why I could visit them. I also gifted them some ministry books on the church for their pursuit. Before I left the next day, we had a short family time of prayer together. I believe the Lord will fully recover my friend's family into the normal Christian life and the church life.

Lord, bless my friend's family. And bless our fellowship in the coming days.