Present Truth

Thus weekend I personally received and enjoyed the Lord's speaking in the full-timers' training at Hyderabad. This was the first training held after the ITERO held at Bengaluru last month. Generally, some senior coworkers from abroad would come to serve and shepherd us in such training. But this time, none could come. Therefore, we, the local brothers in India, had to function and serve one another. Perhaps, this was the Lord's further perfecting us to carry forward the Lord's move in India. Despite the senior coworkers' absence, the Lord continued to speak what was on His heart.

Three main points that enlightened me most, which I also shared in the last session as a concluding word with five other brothers are below:

The Present Truth

2 Peter 1:12

Therefore I will be ready always to remind you concerning these things, even though you know them and have been established in the present truth. 

The present truth is the present speaking of the Lord through His word. It concerns His divine and eternal economy, His divine trinity, His divine life, His all-inclusiveness, His church His Body, and the New Jerusalem. At present, His present truth is the bringing forth of and the reality and practicality of the one new man. This present truth must be pursued, dived into, get constituted with, spoken and propagated forth. Much more, the truth must be upheld in its absoluteness at all cost. 

Prayer and Labor 

Colossians 4:12-13

Epaphras, who is one of you, a slave of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God. For I testify of him that he labors much for you and for those in Laodicea and for those in Hierapolis. 

Prayer and labor go hand in hand. Prayer is to be brought into the presence of God and even to God Himself. This prayer is the prayer at the incense altar in Exodus 30:11-16 which is immediately followed by the numbering of the children of Israel to be formed as the army of God. This prayer is an intercessory prayer for the saints to grow in life and be built up with one another for the reality of the one new man. Without such a prayer, there is no way for the one new man to be brought forth in reality and practicality. 

To pray practically for the Lord's interest, there is a need for establishing and strengthening the following aspects of prayer:

Personal prayer: In addition to the daily prayer life, our person itself must be a praying person. 

Brothers' prayer: Wherever we are, there must be a strong coordinated and corporate prayer among the brothers and also the sisters for the Lord's move.  

Church prayer: The church prayer meeting must be strengthened that all saints participate to pray in one accord regularly. 

Learn and Follow

As a younger brother learning to serve and coordinate in the Lord’s move, there is a need to learn from the brothers taking the lead in the Lord’s work. The Lord's speaking and leading is with the brothers. Learning and following the brothers is learning from and following the Lord. I must be beware of different works, several works, pride, and anything negative, even the legality of the local church autonomy in her administration. I must learn to follow.

All these aspects of the present are fresh bread to me. I have been so much blessed by the Lord's timely speaking in His recovery for the bringing forth of the one new man. 

Lord, bless Your move in India!