Fellowship with Friends

A friend and a brother who is also holding a reputed post in Manipur University has just recovered from cancer. Last week, a brother and I visited him when we enjoyed a wonderful time together with a lovefeast meal of Turkey.

He is a brother who loves the Lord so dearly. He lost his wife last year after over a year of expensive and intensive treatment. Then, he was detected with cancer but he survived. I was impressed at his visage. Though he lost so much and went through so much suffering and pain, his faith stood firm and strong. Fellowshipping with him was indeed a joy. I could easily flow out my enjoyment of the Lord through the word of God. If the person to whom I ministered was so open, the flow of life would also be so sweet and strong. That was what I experienced. Without any hesitation I could flow out the truths and my enjoyment.

My fellowship with him was on the one new man referring mostly from Ephesians 2:15, 4:22-24 and Colossians 3:10-11. I also mentioned that the recovery of the one new man in reality and practicality is by the believers taking the stand for the Lord's testimony. That's why there is a need to be recovered for the practical church life in our respective localities in oneness and in one accord. For His further reading and studies, I presented him few books:

The Economy of God, The Glorious Church, and The Orthodoxy of the Church. 

Our brother is simple and loves the Lord. He also loves reading. Out of his love for the Lord, he also started a Christian fellowship for students in the University, for which we planned a free Rhema books distribution. May he be blessed by the ministry of the word and may he become a channel of blessing to the university. 

Another dear brother and friend also invited me to pray for his son on his first birthday. Since I happened to be there, I accepted his invitation and went to attend his son's first birthday celebration. Even before the celebration began, he requested a special prayer for his son, which I willing did. My prayer was that his son would be a lover of Christ and grow up to be a living overcomer to bring the Lord Jesus back. 

Since he also requested me to share the word of God during the celebration, I shared three points:

If any parent wish their child to be godly, they must create a godly environment for the children to grow. For this, parents praying together at home and filling the house with the word of God is a must. Parents are the key factor in their children's journey of life.  

Just as Samuel was lent to God, may his son be lent to God. 1 Samuel 1:28Therefore I, for my part, have lent him to Jehovah; all the days that he lives, he is lent to Jehovah. And he worshipped Jehovah there. 

A wish for the child to grow in grace as the Lord Jesus was, was also made with quotation from the Bible. Luke 2:40And the little child grew and became strong, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him. 
Luke 2:52And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature and in the grace manifested in Him before God and men. 

With these few words of exhortation, I pray that the family will be blessed of the Lord.