Timely and Brotherly Fellowship

On the 24th of October, on a Lord’s day morning while in Ujjain, a brother called me and invited me to visit him. That call ignited the burden to visit Jagdalpur, where he works mostly, and another family of a sister we have been considering to visit for years now. A few days later, while at Bhopal, in fellowship, we decided to visit Jagdalpur and booked our flight tickets.

The Lord knows best the need of every individual. This time we came to Jagdalpur to visit the brother who has been serving the Lord in his way and has been in association with some Christian organizations. This is perhaps, my third visit for a special time of fellowship with him.

As we met him, he immediately acknowledged his need to be recovered fully into the truth and life practices of the normal Chirstian life and church life. We did not need to say anything further, he knew where he was, who he has been, who we are, and what we have been into. Just a meeting was sufficient enlighten him.

Today morning as we fellowship over breakfast, he confessed the deepest agony he has been through. He was humble and open enough to confess his real situation. As a brother, I offered some fellowship concerning his situation and honestly told him what his needs actually are, that he has been very lonely in the midst of many "pastors and missionaries" who surrounded him just for money.

Firstly, he needs to recover his enjoyment of Christ personally that his being may be gained by the Lord to be a proper person. Once his person is right, then all that he does will also be right. Otherwise, it will be troubles after troubles in everything he does. 

Then, he need to spend time with his wife especially to pray for the love of God to increase in them that they would love God and love one another with the divine love,  and that they be one with God and one with one another.

Secondly, he need to be in fellowship with the Body of Christ, fully join himself into the one flow of God's move. Individual ministry will lead nowhere, for God is seeking to build up His Body, and only His builtup Body can crush Satan and defeat him. For this, I porposed that he join the online meeting we have been conducting and gradually blend into the practices of the church life, including his children and wife. I encouraged his children to join  the online children meeting of the church in Gurugram and his wife to be in fellowship with the sisters in the church life, perhaps, with my wife first.

Thirdly, concerning his big business plan, I encouraged him to look to the Lord and be wise in entering into partnership with anyone especially when it involves big money and politics. I warned him of the danger of getting into business debts and having any link with politicians. I rather offered my brotherly suggestion to stand on his own feet for a business within his own capacity to take care of his financial needs and serve the Lord.

After such a brotherly and timely fellowship he expressed his gratitude and promised to take necessary action right away. Then, we all prayed together in the hotel where we ate our breakfast. After this fellowship, the burden within me was released for this time. Therefore, we left the city to return back home.

“Listen to counsel, and receive instruction, That you may be wise at the end of your days. There are many devices in a man’s heart, But it is the counsel of Jehovah that will stand.” (Proverbs 19:20-21, RecVer)

Praise the Lord for such a timely and brotherly fellowship! 

May the Lord fully recover him and all the genuine believers and serving ones with him for His testimony in Chattisgarh and Odisha.