Young People for Christ and the Church

The past few days, I have been very disappointed with the situation going on these days. I felt, in many areas, that I had been rejected because of the truth I dearly treasure. Some theologians had strongly opposed the ministry that I enjoy, promote, and propagate. Some nonbelievers too opposed the faith in the Lord Jesus Christ that I dearly have faith in. Even some believers who often fellowship with us kind of betrayed the ministry by sneaking out and joining hands with Christianity. On top of all these, some of our brothers have been imprisoned in Mathura for being in a meeting of the church.  

Yes, I agree that our righteousness is like filthy rags, but to me, I felt I had no righteousness at all. Even if I had one, it may not merely be a filthy rag, but a rotten rag.  In the midst of this kind of feeling, the Lord reminded me that the apostles and the Lord Jesus Himself were rejected when they were in their early ministries. Why should it be different if I suffered the same when following the footsteps of the Lord Jesus and the apostle as recorded in the New Testament? That thought awakened me and it was indeed a consolation prize for me.

Last weekend and this weekend, the Lord brought young people to me for fellowship. Though the outward situation is not very encouraging for the church, but the Lord confirmed to me that He gave me the young people for me to shepherd and perfect them so that they can be pillars for the Lord's testimony. Despite my discouragement with the ongoing situation, the Lord gave me a consolation prize of young people who can be perfected. 

The previous Lord's Day evening, I was with a young brother, listening to three minsitry messages and spending them in fellowship. Last Lord's Day, the Lord brought two young brothers to fellowship with me at different times, one after another. The Lord showed me that I have to work on these young ones and make them pillars for His testimony. He gave the church the best that he could. Though their parents may not be very encouraging. but their children who have come into the church life will be gained by Him and be perfected to bear the Lord's testimony in Gurugram one day.

And every Lord's Day afternoon I would also spend a time of fellowship with the young people. My main burden is to help them live a normal God-man life of daily personal prayer, Bible reading, morning revival, exercising to keep a spiritual record, being faithful in their studies, and consecration of their lives for the Lord in a way of joining the full-time training when that graduate from the college. I have been checking and rechecking how they have been exercising their God-man life practices.  To me, if the basics are right, the root of a tree will be healthy, and then, everything will fall into place gradually.

Oh, what a real consolation to me! The Lord showed me a new light! What a hope we have as the church in Gruugram! About five young brothers, three teenage brothers and a sister, and a couple of children have been gained by the Lord for His church! These are the young people for Christ and the church! They are the future of the Lord's testimony.

May the Lord work in all these young ones, preserve and perfect them for His testimony!