Shepherding the Saints

The Lord is my Shepherd and He is also the Shepherd of the saints. He as the Shepherd shepherds His flock through his many shepherds of whom I am graced to be one of them. As I serve in coordination in the local church here, saints now and then come for shepherding. Though I don't presume to be a shepherd myself, the Lord brought saints who need shepherding. And in shepherding them, I am being shepherded as well.

Yesterday, a sister called me and narrated all the bad dreams of demonic attacks she underwent in her dream and seriously needed a prayer. I comforted her with the word of God in Numbers 23:23

Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, Nor is there any divination against Israel. Now it shall be said of Jacob And of Israel, What has God wrought! 

The devil can threaten to attack, but they cannot really posses a believer as the Lord Spirit is in their spirit. I encouraged her to be filled with the word of God giving no room for the enemy. I also told her about her need to be blended with the saints more and be in fellowship of the church. This is not merely for her enjoyment but also for her protection. Then we prayed together.

Today, she and her two children came over to our home for love feast lunch. My wife and I had a wonderful time of fellowship with them. There was nourishing with the word of God and prayer, and there was also cherishing with human care and concern. They have been going through a lot in their lives as she has been through two divorces and court cases bugging her all the time. She also admitted her mistakes in acting according to her flesh in the past. I charged her to treasure the Lord's presence more than anything else. As she is also now faced with many difficult decisions to make, I warned her strictly not to go by her logic and natural mind. But to wait on the Lord and wait for His leading. Until she is clear about the Lord's leading she must wait and wait and do nothing. The Lord's presence is most to be treasured, without which nothing must be done. She agreed to the fellowship and has been humbled by all the hardships she has been bearing all this while. Then, we all prayed together. After such a time of fellowship and shepherding, she and her son and daughter were so happy and filled with much joyful noises of fellowship in my home. We all were shepherded.

Two weeks ago, another sister called up and requested for fellowship. She came along with her business partner, a brother in the Lord. As we fellowshipped, the Lord led me to minister on the line of "enquiring of the Lord" for everything in our Christian life. In fact, this topic came up based on that brother's last name, Jehosaphet. His father had given him this name as he was inspired by the life of king Jehosaphet in the Bible who enquired of the Lord. Our fellowship was fully in doing the will of the Lord even in business affairs and all practical matters. I shared my testimony of how the Lord saved me and called me and led me thus far. The Lord came to shepherd all of us in that fellowship and we all prayed together. Then I gifted this brother, a Hindi Rhema set, the Gospel John Recovery Version, and a set of English Shepherding Materials, which he happily received them with a promise to read them as well.

In this way, though I could not go out much, the Lord has been bringing saints and seekers to shepherd them in my home. May the Lord continue to shepherd them and and bring them to the full knowledge of the truth.

1 Timothy 2:4

Who desires all men to be saved and to come to the full knowledge of the truth.