This visit to the Rayalaseema region was a detour from the original distribution plan in Karnataka. It was initiated through the proposal of a Pastor from Ananthapuram in our previous ministry distribution journey for a Pastors' gathering. However, they postponed it to another time. But this turned out to be good for another round of visits to this area. We ended up visiting five localities.
In Palamaner, a Pastors' meeting was arranged where I was requested to ministry the word first. I had no idea what to minister. But I prayed along with the brothers and attended the meeting. As I was praying while the singing was going on, the Lord gave me a word to ministry, that is, "the word of God." Therefore, I ministered on "the word of God." Starting with 2 Timothy 3:16 and connecting with other verses, John 1:1, 6:63, Matthew 4:4, Deuteronomy 8:3, Colossians 3:16, Ephesians 3:17, etc. I just enjoyed the flow of life bountifully and so did the many brothers and sisters. Then, a brother introduced the Telugu New Testament Recovery Version. After the meeting, many Pastors came to greet me and thanked the Lord for the timely word.
In the evening, we attended another Christian meeting ina nearby village where the Lord gave me the word to minister on God’s plan in creating man with three parts; body, soul, and spirit with the purpose of containing Him, expressing and representing Him based on Genesis 1:26; 2:7; Proverbs 20:27; and 1 Thessalonians 5:23. The believers there received the word with much hunger and thirst together with the Pastors. Then, a brother introduced the Telugu Recovery Version along with the ministry books.
In the night, as a request from the host where I was hosted, I fellowshipped with the family on the importance of personal and family prayer time, thr need for seeking and doing the will of God in everything along with the need for reading the word of God daily.
The next day, two meetings were arranged in Kadapa where the Lord gave me the word to minister on the need to be watchful in life and faithful in service in the morning session. And in the afternoon session, the Lord led me to minister on loving the Lord with my personal testimony. Here, the attendees were mostly senior brothers and many seeking believers. This group of believers was more mature in life than all the other previous meetings. I could sense it from the way the Lord’s anointing was upon me. The word ministered was much more deep than in other places. I am just a vessel the Lord graced to fill and overflow to His chosen ones. In this very meeting hall I had come earlier and ministered on the qualifications of the Lord’s called ones. May the Lord shepherd these saints into the fellowship of the Body of Christ.
Then, the brothers led me to Pulivendula where we had a time of fellowship with the saints in coordination. Here, the Lord led me to minister on the need to live and walk in the spirit for the fulfillment of His divine purpose. In fact, the same burden was released later in the meeting with the saints in the church in Belagavi. There, the speaking was more solid and strong, a further development on the burden initiated here and blogged:
In the night, one of the leading brothers came for personal fellowship with me. Since he could not communicate in English, another brother joined him. And it turned out that the points of fellowship were exactly meant for the two of them, it was related to "serving God full time." Serving God is related to our inward being absolutely for the Lord rather than the outward act of serving "full time." In fact, our salvation is for serving the Lord. So, all saved believers are servants of God, some job-holding and some job-dropping. All saints are servants of God and must serve God. The two brothers were so supplied by the fellowship and they even testified that their doubt about serving God was cleared completely.
The next day, we had a prayer meeting at the new land purchase by the church. Then, we went to a new place called Puttaparthi, where the Lord gave me the word to minister on "calling upon the Lord’s name," Jesus Christ, the salvation of Jehovah, expounding Matthew 1:21, 23; Acts 2:21; Romans 10:12, 13, Genesis 4:26. As usual then, a brother introduced the Telugu Recovery Version and the ministry books.
Thus, the three-day detour to Rayalaseema was concluded. I was dropped by two brothers at the border town of Pennukonda. From there, I took a bus to Pavagada, and then to Chitradurga.
O what a ministry journey! I thoroughly enjoyed the unsearchable riches of Christ! The water of life flowed and flowed as rivers of living water to His children including me as a channel. All that matters is the Lord’s presence in our service to Him. After all, it is the Lord’s ministry that He has pleased and graced to use me. Thank you, Lord Jesus!
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