Ministry of the Word in Mathura

 Who, when he arrived and saw the grace of God, rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain with the Lord with purpose of heart;” (Acts 11:23, RecVer)

The Lord has been truly gracious and merciful to the saints in this city of Mathura. After a year of our first visit, we came to visit the saints again. And this time, we literally witnessed the grace of God among the saints in the church in Mathura!

Since our first meeting, the leading brothers have been very aggressive to practice the God-ordained way taught to them in fellowship with the brothers in the church in Gurugram and New Delhi. Though we have not touched the outward matters much, they themselves decided to practice what has commonly been practiced among all the local churches in the Lord’s recovery. I was so encouraged by the positive imitation that has been taken in their Christian life and church life.

On the Lord’s day, the saints gathered together with much exercise of the spirit in calling upon the Lord’s name, in singing hymns, in prayer, and in prophesying. It was a meeting as though in my own locality. Oh, what a joy to enjoy the Lord together!

When the brothers gave us time to minister the word, we ministered on what the church is to God. The church is holy, perfect, and beautiful!

“For from the top of the rocks I see him, / And from the hills I behold him. / Here is a people who live alone / And do not reckon themselves among the nations.” (Numbers 23:9, RecVer)

“He has not beheld iniquity in Jacob, / Nor has He seen trouble in Israel; / Jehovah their God is with them, / And the shout of a king is among them.” (Numbers 23:21, RecVer)

“How fair are your tents, O Jacob, / Your tabernacles, O Israel! Like valleys they are spread forth, / Like gardens beside a river, / Like aloes which Jehovah has planted, / Like cedars beside water.” (Numbers 24:5-6, RecVer)

We encouraged the saints to love the Lord and tell Him, "Lord Jesus, I love You" in all situations and live a life of contacting the Lord by calling upon His name all the time. The church here has been blessed with the increase inwardly in the saints' enjoyment of the Lord and constitution of the truth, and also the increase outwardly in the multiplication of the numbers of the saints as they have now almost doubled within a short span of one year. The Lord has been blessing the church in Mathura! May He continue to do so...

Then, after the meeting we left the city and concluded the ministry literature journey that started two weeks ago and ended in Mathura, covering four North Indian states; Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. 

The church in Mathura is one of the results of the Lord’s move through the ministry of the word literature journey. 

May the Lord continue to supply, preserve, and perfect the saints for His testimony in Mathura. Praise the Lord!