Ministry of the Word Literature Journey to Bihar

In Itwa, Bihar, where we visited for the ministry literature distribution, our host had welcomed us into their family and their church meeting for fellowship. Every morning they have the family habit of getting up at 5 AM for a family devotion, followed by prayer, personal Bible study and prayer, then household work, and then going to village by village for the gospel ministry. 

In our two nights stay there, we enjoyed wonderful hospitality according to the standard of our host, and we adapted to it with the all-fitting life of the Lord Jesus in us. When a special seekers meeting was arranged, we introduced the free Rhema books, and then I ministered on the three aspects of salvation: the eternal salvation, the daily salvation, and the household salvation.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that everyone who believes into Him would not perish, but would have eternal life. 

Philippians 2:12-13

12. So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only but now much rather in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; 13. For it is God who operates in you both the willing and the working for His good pleasure. 

Acts 16:30-31

30. And leading them outside, he said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31. And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved, you and your household. 

This simple message has touched the hearts of the Christian leaders so much so that they came to fellowship with me on how much blessed they were through the ministry of the word. After this, our host's trust in us in Biblical understanding, expositions, and revelation of the truths had grown so much that they requested us to stay one more day and minister the word with them to the new people. In fact, our spiritual bond became so strong in just a day's time that we fellowshipped dearly as brothers in Christ on many family and spiritual matters.

In two mornings' devotion, we shared on Christ making His home in our hearts and calling upon the name of the Lord, which was also new to them. Immediately, they began to practice calling upon the name of the Lord. In fact, as they called audibly, they also experienced the Lord intimately. The head of the father was the one most happy in calling upon the Lord’s name. He called the Lord’s name over and over again even when we met new people together during the two days of ministry.

Above all, we also met with a brother, known as Panditji, from Bhillai, Chattisgarh, who has been testifying again and again of his testimony of salvation in Christ Jesus. He served as a Hindu priest for over 25 years until he experienced the true and living God, the Lord Jesus Christ, just five years ago when in the midst of depression and at the brink of committing suicide. In his preaching, he explained the vanity of many rituals he had done in a religion filled with darkness and superstition and joyfully testified of how Jesus is the fulfillment and reality of all types, forms, figures, and prophecies in the Old Testament, and that in today's New Testament age, Christ is all and Christ is in all. He has the answer for every religious deed he had done in blindness and darkness in the past. Now, the great Light, Jesus Christ, has shown on Him and he is a changed man altogether. It was a new experience to learn and serve with such a brother. 

I have also gifted the key brothers, a few selected ministry books in Hindi and English. Though I did not minister on the truth concerning the church this time, the truths in the form of books were gifted to them as the ministry seeds. I believe, one day, it will bear forth fruit, and the Lord's testimony will be raised up all over Bihar.

Praise the Lord for the ministry of word journey to Bihar!