A Visit from Shillong

Last week a brother from Shillong called me, informing of his coming to Delhi for fellowship and also for his health check-up. My innate reply was, Welcome!

I have not been in touch with this brother for quite a while now. Since he has become an important personality in Meghalaya politics, I did not bother to call him as I know he would be busy with his official responsibilities. Nevertheless, I have been praying for him and a couple of other brothers, and especially for the church in Shillong, that the saints would be fully brought into the oneness, fellowship, blending and building life with the other local churches in the North East and also with the churches all over India and the world. Personally, my heart has always been there for the church in Shillong.

In prayer and fellowship, an arrangement was made for him to stay with another brother. My burden was that there should be more fellowship and blending with more saints. Though I took him around during the day, his night stay was in a brother's house. The next day, as I went to pick him up, I was surprised with a piece of good news by our brother's experience of the Lord's speaking to him concerning 'life", the divine life of God, the mingling of divinity with humanity, and the accomplished works of Christ at the cross. Therefore, he need not worry or be anxious about anything. But simply be in the jubilee, and be joyful!

As we spend time together on Metro to Delhi for his health check-up, I could release my burden and fellowship with him as a brother; freely and frankly. The fellowship points were those that have been in my heart for years concerning the church in Shillong, and how the saints can grow in the divine life and for the Lord's blessing of the church in Shillong. Though his plan was to go back on Lord's day morning, I felt good for him to stay for a few more days. Therefore, brother stayed back for the Lord's day. The exultation, praising, and rejoicing on the Lord's day meeting was marvelous. This was the first Lord's table meeting he ever attended in the church in Gurugram. We enjoyed a wonderful time of praising the Lord, worshipping the Father God, and ministering the word. In the evening I took him for a home meeting where the Lord's speaking was on the importance of the believers' flocking together as the church. The Lord's speaking was very timely. And the following day I took him for shopping and finally dropped him off to the airport.

The Lord used even his physical health as a channel for us to be able to meet and blend together. Though he came primarily for his health check-up, the Lord used the situation for fellowship and blending in the Body. He himself testified that the Lord's hand was behind all his circumstances. He was so thankful to the Lord for His sovereignty in working all things together for good.

Lord, bless my beloved brother, and bless the church in Shillong!