Constitution and Increase

Last Friday, on the 4th of June, we had a time of fellowship with the brothers from Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, and Gurugram.  In this fellowship, a brother asked some brothers to share what we have been experiencing or going through in our Christian life these days. Two brothers shared first their experiences of the Lord through the sufferings they went through recently as they were down with Covid-19. 

Dissatisfaction: One brother shared his experience of dissatisfaction in his life these days in a very positive way. His services, his shepherding, his living, and in many aspects, a sense of dissatisfaction took over him. On this an elderly brother fellowship that such experiences are often caused by the Lord to turn us to Him desperately; not to be satisfied with anything in the world, including our own spirituality and services. The only thing we must be satisfied with is the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. Therefore, now and then, the Holy Spirit will discipline us through the environment, creating dissatisfaction, drawing our full attention towards Himself.

Intimacy with God: Another brother shared his experience of the Lord during his time of sickness that drew him more intimately towards the Lord Jesus. He was enlightened to see his need to spend more personal time with the Lord and enjoy sweet intimacy with Him. For this, the Lord allows a temporary affliction in the flesh using Coronavirus. 

Then I was also asked to share. By the way, I was also burdened to share what I have been through these days Two words immediately sprang out of my mind: Constitution and Increase. These are the two things I have been engaged with, in my service for the past few months.  In fact, my experiences have also been confirmed and backed by the recent memorial day conference.

Constitution

But if I delay that you may know how one ought to conduct himself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, and the pillar and base of the truth.  1 Timothy 3:15 

This is good and acceptable in the sight of our Savior God,  Who desires all men to be saved and to come to the full knowledge of the truth. 1 Tim 2:4

Constitution: To have the intrinsic element of the divine revelation wrought into us to become our constituent, our intrinsic being, our organic constitution. Constitution is not merely enjoying or reading a little bit of the ministry, but much more, the divine revelation wrought into us to become our intrinsic being, our organic constitution. Constitution cannot take place by skating on the surface of the truths but dive into the depths of the truths.

If you lay these things before the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, being nourished with the words of the faith and of the good teaching which you have closely followed. 1 Timothy 4:6 

Need for Constitution: For God’s economy to be fulfilled we need to be constituted with the truth, for this we need the daily dispensing of the riches of Christ and enjoying Him. 

How to be Constituted: 

• Study the Bible, read the Life-studies, and pray over the truths for the constitution with the full knowledge of the truth.
• Pay the price to learn the truths—Prov. 23:23 Buy truth, and do not sell it; Buy wisdom and instruction and understanding
• Learn the truth and experience Christ so that He becomes our reality to minister Christ to people and become a great blessing to the church. E.g., Jachin and Boaz

These are the crucial words on "constitution" I learned from the recent speaking in the ministry. I shared the same points in a subjective way. Following this, I also shared on the points that have been in my heart on the matter of increase.

Increase 

The genuine increase is the addition of Christ into our being. Increase goes together with the matter of truths constitution. The more one is constituted with the truths the more of the divine word, the divine life, and nature of God is added into him. The supply of life comes through the word of God. And when it does, it also becomes our constitution. This increase is the increase inwardly resulting in the growth in life. This subjective inward increase will usher in the outward increase in numbers in the matter of bearing fruits; bringing new people to the Lord and a definite increase in the number of the saints meeting in the locality where we stand as the church.

For this increase, I was also very burdened for the increase in the number of local churches being recovered or raised up especially in North India. Through all the distribution trip the Lord has been leading us, the seekers we have discovered were surely fo the Lord, and they must be shepherded into the practical oneness and into the practical fellowship of the Body of Christ. For this, the Lord grace me to keep in constant fellowship with the seeking brothers and even arranged a monthly online fellowship to recover them into the oneness. 

These were my experiences these days and also the fellowship I had with the brothers in our online blending meeting.

May the Lord continue His work of constituting me with His truths and cause His increase in me and through me in my Christian life and service.