A Glorious Training

The International Training for the Elders and Responsible Ones has just been accomplished today at Bengaluru. This was the first time such an international event was held, and that too, after thirty years of the Lord's testimony shining through the 185 golden lampstand all over this country. This was mission impossible made possible through the Lord's answering of the Body's prayer and blessing the fellowship, coordination, and blending in the Body. Behind the scene of this training was the Lord's hand operating through various channels and the Lord's blessing many vessels who labored in oneness with Him and His Body! After all the meetings were over, my innate response was, "Praise the Lord! Hallelujah!"

The planning for this training started last November when I first received a call concerning the legality of conducting an international event in this country with the book room as a legal entity that can formally conduct such a training. Since then, a lot of fellowship and prayer and labor has transpired. At times, much concern, and yet other times, much faith. Teams have been formed to carry out the practical services, and prayer and fellowship covered the entire preparation. Praise the Lord for His sovereignty!

Though I never expected to be a part of the team laboring together in coordination, the Lord graced me to practically serve in the core item of fellowship and handling all the legal signing of documents and carrying out financial transactions for all the expenses incurred for the training. I felt blessed for such an opportunity, yet I also felt unworthy to be practically involved in such an important international event that happened for the first time in our country. All, surely is the Lord's mercy and grace. 

There had been apprehension about this training from different aspects in relation to health, food, transportation, accommodation, and even the ongoing political atmosphere. Despite all these, the Body stood together as one man and prayed in one accord. The Lord came in and did all that He needed to do. All apprehension just helped to prepare all the saints with much prayer. In fact, they were all prepared for the worst. That was a good preparation. And when they actually came for the training, they got the best. All the note of alarms served its purpose and the training was such a blessing.

The Lord's speaking on The One New Man Fulfilling God's Purpose in Creating Man was very apt and timely, especially in this country of multi-lingual, multi-dialect, multi-culture, and multi in almost everything. This country was just the best to release the vision of the one new man which Christ created.

Ephesians 215 Abolishing in His flesh the law of the commandments in ordinances, that He might create the two in Himself into one new man, so making peace.

Ephesians 4:13 Until we all arrive at the oneness of the faith and of the full knowledge of the Son of God, at a full-grown man, at the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.

Colossians 3:10-11 And have put on the new man, which is being renewed unto full knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free man, but Christ is all and in all.

Having witnessed such a colossal deed of the Lord and heard such a timely speaking of the Lord, I was simply in awe, praising and glorifying God! To such, my response was, praying with thanksgiving to the God who is God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. Praise the Lord for such a glorious training!