Subtle Resistance

After the global pandemic, there was an opening for us to travel for the ministry of the word literature journey. It was the first trip after almost a year's gap. Many uncertainties loomed largely, but trusting in the Lord's grace, I called up few key brothers and prepared an itinerary for the journey. All travel tickets were booked, fellowship was done, and prayer burden was released. The stage was set for the first ministry literature journey to three states (Chattisgarh, Odisha, and Jharkhand) and seven localities (Bilaspur, Khariar Road, Korba, Raipur, Ranchi, Khunti, and Tatanagar).

Two days before my travel date, I was unwell for no particular reason. But I knew why it happened. It was the subtle attack of the enemy. With such a sick body it definitely was not advisable to travel as there are checkpoints for passengers on wheels to contain the spread of any virus. But mine was not that of the ongoing pandemic, but a mild cold and fever. I simply took rest and ate a healthy diet to strengthen my immune system to fight against any virus. Above all, I prayed for the Lord's healing as the journey was important; my whole family prayed for my health too and for the journey. The Lord headed up my physical body and I got healed! Therefore, I could travel as per schedule.

Then, the journey was so blessed as I could witness and testify what the marvelous Lord has been doing all over the place wherever I went along with the brothers. In all the localities we visited, there has been no formal local church raised up, yet the believers have been taking the stand as local churches based on the truth they have learned from the ministry literature.

In fact, the subtle attacks of the enemy just before I went for the journey became a testimony to the genuineness of the Lord's ministry being carried out. In fact, in one of the meetings I testified of the subtle attack of the enemy I faced and how the Lord came to heal me, to prove that the journey was indeed in the Lord's heart for the sake of the many seeking believers the Lord has reserved as His remnant to bear His testimony. The enemy attacked in all possible ways, but the Lord always turned his subtle attacks to display His multifarious wisdom and proved time and again that He is the Victor, and He will ever be.

Jesus is Lord! Chris is Victor!