Blessed New Beginning Again

“Surely blessing, I will bless you; and multiplying, I will multiply you.” (Hebrews 6:14, RecVer)

Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of Jehovah For the length of my days. (Psalms 23:6, RecVer)

A blessed new beginning again to our first daughter today as she turns eighteen! 

As I was praying last night concerning her, the Lord gave me the two Bible verses on blessing. Therefore, I designed a card as a remembrance of God's promised blessing. I wanted to make it special as she turns eighteen. 

Besides, this might be her last birthday in India before she leaves for studies as we plan for her to go abroad for the next level of her learning; academically, physically, and spiritually. 

As usual, as a family we went to eat at their favorite restaurant, Mc Donald's. Since their childhood, Mc Donald's or KFC has been their favorite. Though there are many other restaurants, somehow, these ones have their childhood memories attached to it. These makes them happy. As a father, their happiness is my happiness, though I personally would hardly visit these restaurants if not for my chidren. The crux of the matter is, to spend time with the family and make the children happy.

Though my son and daughter had their board exams today, the family time we usually spent together during their birthdays has been maintained. By the way, the Lord blessed them in their exams too. Praise the Lord!

In the evening, we attended the weekly group meeting in Valley View. The Lord led me to spend time with a new brother while eating dinner. The burden for this young brother was for his spiritual health. I encouraged him to start spending specific time with the Lord in prayer, read the Bible daily, and also gave an assigned to read a message a day from the Shepherding Materials.

Later, when we started the group meeting, we tweaked the meeting according the Spirit's leading. Instead of the normal pursueing, I released the burden the Lord gave me for the saints. That is, to recover and strengthen the personal prayer life daily, read the word of God daily to receive the Lord's speaking, and seek and do the perfect will of the Lord in matter of their life. The meeting was so rich. We all enjoyed the building and builded God dispensing Himself into us and dispensing His life into others through us. What a blessed day indeed it was!

Experience of Christ: Board Exams

This year and this month, my son and daughter appeared for their tenth and twelveth CBSE board exams. I had already fellowshipped with both of them a couple of times concerning practical studies, preparing well in time, and above all, trusting in the Lord and praying for His blessing. Yes, to pray for blessing in addition to fulfilling all the human responsibilities. 

By the Lord’s mercy, they both have been studying well. My encouragement for them was and is, to experience the Lord in their board exams. To this extent, I even posted in the church and family WhatsApp group for prayer.

Prayer for CBSE Board Exams

Remember in your prayers for our young brother and sister writing their board exams from 17 Feb 2026

That they may experience the Lord as their wisdom, understanding, knowledge, intelligence, and peace.

That they reap the fruit of their labor in their studies through this exam and enjoy the Lord as their grace and receive His blessing.

As requested and prayed for, the Lord indeed blessed them in all the papers they have written so far. Especially with my son, with his first paper on Maths, I was so thankful to the Lord for helping him. Since then, deep within, I had the full assurance that they both will do well in their exams and will come out with flying colors.

More often, I used to go out with my son in the night these days, praying together holding hands. We both enjoyed our father-son prayer time. For this purpose, I also paused all my traveling until the time their exams will be completed.

Besides, tbe Lord also kept me very busy attending to the office, church, and household needs during this time. In fact, I have been experiencing being very busy, yet I have never missed my prayer time, Bible reading, corporate and family prayers, and still attended all the meetings of the church.

Yes, exam time for my chidren academically. Yes, exam time for me personally as I have been tested to handle all my responsibilities by trusting the Lord. In all these, I experience the Lord in a very deep, personal, intimate, affectionate, and sweet way. Though I could not eat on time and get enough rest due to work pressure, the Lord has been my Shepherd, moment by moment.

O what a wonderful way to experience Christ! I believe, my son and daughter also are experiencing Christ very deeply and richly these days. 

Even when the exams are over, and the works pressure reduced, still the experience and enjoyment of Christ must go on and on. Board exams and life exams are for us to experience Christ and gain Christ!

Experience of Christ: In Official Matter

Last month, just before I left for the ministry literature journey, I had applied for the renewal of my USA visa. After the journey, when I went to collect my passport, I was informed to appear for an interview. I was hoping that interview waiver should apply. However, I was given the liberty to appear for interview anytime I wish during the working hours of the USA embassy in Delhi within a period of one year. I was wondering when I should appear as I had many works to attend too. 

In considering the matter, I realised that I also should bring this matter to fellowship with my coordinating brother though I had already fellowshipped with the brothers in the USA as I needed their approval and also a USA contact address. The brothers approved and advised me to go for renewal and my brother also did the same, even to do it as soon as possible. 

While I was praying for this matter one night, the Lord specifically told me to appear for an interview on Monday the 23rd of February. Later, I realised that this was exactly one month before my existing visa would expire. So, I went to the embassy.

Though I had the plan to complete my interview at the earliest possible so that I could still join the brothers' prayer in the morning at 9 AM and truth pursuing at 9:30 AM. The Lord had a better plan. Despite reaching the consulate office well on time, I was delayed in two matters. I had to join a queue for depositing my mobile phone which I could have done had I known that it needed to be done. I had to leave a queue to join another queue and then come back to the same queue. At least thirty minutes was wasted on extra queuing. Later, after waiting at four differnt queues for different kinds of security checks and crowd management, I was directed to go to Counter 14. But I did not know I could go straight as there was another long queue. So, I waited for another thirty minutes. But, when I enquired further to the security personel, I was informed that I need not stand on the queue as I was alloted a designated counter for my visa renewal. Then, I appeared for the interview and answered a couple of questions the officer in charge asked me. Then, he confirmed that my USA was approved and I submitted my passport for visa stamping. 

When I came out, I already missed the brothers' prayer and also the truth pursuing. Actually, it did not happen as I usually was the one who initiated the calls. Then, on my way back before I could join another official fellowship at 11 AM, I listened to the first half of the recent ICS conference message two, which I missed out as I needed to drop my son for his exam. When I finished listening to the message, I could start the next official meeting exactly at 11 AM even while still in a car on my way back.

This was one such step by step experience of contacting and fellowshipping with the Lord in practical matter that concerns me. 

God cares for all that concerns us! No matter what plan human has, God always has the best plan. He is so good at just being God.

Casting all your anxiety on Him because it matters to Him concerning you. (1 Peter 5:7, RecVer)

Shepherding Families

Two weeks ago, a brother text me of his intent to visit us on the Lord’s Day. I replied by inviting him for lunch too. Later, the Lord reminded me that I should invite him to join the Lord’s Table Meeting too, if the Lord wills so. The next day, his whole family attended the Lord’s Day meeting, though they missed the bread breaking. 

During the prophesying time, he shared what was on his heart even to the point that he voiced his different understanding of the truth. I did not find needful to address the matter as it was not on the major points. However, when my turn came to minister the word, I did so with much grace, releasing my sprit, ministering the truth that I presently enjoyed which I had also posted in some WhatsApp group on Christ as the Physician based on the ministry excerpt.

Christ as the Physician

He said, Those who are strong have no need of a physician, but those who are ill. But go and learn what this means, “I desire mercy and not sacrifice,” for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners. Matt. 9:12-13

The Lord’s word in Matthew 9:13, addressed to the Pharisees, indicates that the Lord Jesus heals man’s spiritual illness, the illness of sin. Sin came first and death follows. Between sin and death there are all kinds of illnesses, diseases, and infirmities… As sinners, we are sick absolutely, for we are sick physically, spiritually, morally, and mentally. But Jesus, the Forgiver and the Physician, is able to heal all our sicknesses.

As our Physician, the Lord heals us mainly in our spirit and in our soul, not mainly in our body. The tax collectors and sinners in Matthew 9:10 were not physically sick; they were spiritually sick. While the Lord Jesus was feasting with them, He was healing them spiritually. Likewise, although the Lord may or may not heal us in our body, He is always ready to heal us in every part of our spirit and soul. ( The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 2782-2783)

Paul’s experience in his later ministry helps us to have a proper appreciation of Christ as the believers’ Physician. In 2 Timothy 4:20 Paul says, “Trophimus I left at Miletus sick.” Why did the apostle leave such an intimate one in sickness without exercising healing prayer for him? Why did he not also execute his healing gift (Acts 19:11-12) to cure Timothy of his stomach illness rather than instruct him to take the natural way for healing (1 Tim. 5:23)?…There is no record that he prayed for healing, and he certainly did not exercise the gift of healing. Instead, Paul encouraged Timothy to take a little wine, and he left Trophimus at Miletus. Paul cared for his coworkers in a very human way. The reason Paul cared for them in this way is that, in a time of suffering, Paul and his coworkers were under the discipline of the inner life rather than under the power of the outward gift. The former is of grace in life; the latter of gift in power, miraculous power. Paul’s experience should help us to see that, for the most part, Christ’s healing today is for the spirit and the soul . Christ is the believers’ Physician, the Healer of our spirit, our soul, and at times, also of our body. If we see this vision we shall trust in Him and experience Him as our Physician. ( The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 616-617)

After the meeting, the brother apologised to me personally if he had spoken something amiss that might hurt or not in line with the present burden.

The next day, a brother and I visited his family and spent at least three hours of fellowship and peacefully finalised a new rental agreement and renovation works to be done on the building used for the meeting hall, the Lord’s service, and my family residence. This was a very timely and brotherly fellowship we all enjoyed together. 

Later, we visited another family, and enjoyed a sweet time of fellowship with the husband, wife, and chidren. 

All these was the answer to the burden the Lord gave me recently on praying for three families, particularly for their whole family recovery into the church life. In fact, the Lord’s Day before our visit, the three brothers, head of the three families the Lord burdened me to pray for, were seated next to one another. The Lord showed me visibly with my eyes to witness the answers to prayers He burdened me for. 

Praise the Lord!

Shepherding the Sisters

All the saints need shepherding. Young, old, brothers and sisters, all need shepherding. The enemy, in his subtlety, has been trying his best to deceive the saints and lead them astray. In many cases, he seemed to be successful. Yet, the Lord turned those as shepherding opportunities and prayer burdens for the saints. By so doing, He has been perfecting both the shepherd and the sheep in one go. What was meant for destruction turned out to be an opportunity for construction! At the end, God used His enemy, Satan, as His ugly tool to perfect His chidren. What a great and wise God our God is! Hallelujah!

A sister who angrily left the church life for about half a year was finally revisited with the recovery of the small group meeting in her area with her house as the first to be visited. It was a surprise that she finally was willing to open her home again. In fact, this was me and my wife's first visit to her home for such a meeting. I did not share much but testified my enjoyment of the Lord Jesus as a Physician who heals our soul and spirit mostly, and sometimes, the body too. As the Lord burdened me, I simply shared the fact that we all have problems, sick with sin in our body, soul, and spirit. Therefore, the healing we need today is the healing of the soul and spirit mostly. And in a brotherly way, I encouraged her to come back to th church meeting; to forget everything of the past and have a fresh and new beginning. Praise the Lord, last Lord’s Day, we all were very joyful to see our sister attending the meeting and serving!

A sister, by profession, a medical doctor, also called now and then for prayers for the major incidents she has been going through in her lives. I simply prayed by faith whenever she called for prayer. And later, I found that the Lord indeed answered those prayers. When she had to shift, she made another request for help which I brought it to the brothers. Three of us went to assist her in her house shifting. In that way, even in her practical needs, the Lord shepherded her. May the Lord recover her fully for the church life.

A single sister who has been living all alone due to her family's situation also called and requested for a time of truth pursuing. She expressed her hunger and thirst for the word of God. To cater to her need, we have arranged some sisters to pursue with her, the Life-study of Ephesians.

In a similar way, another sister too, out of her desperate situation, called for fellowship and prayer. My wife and I visited her, and we all enjoyed a sweet time of fellowship, showing her that all her family situations are God’s answer to her prayer for her household salvation. She could accept it immediately as she herself has been praying and seeking the Lord for her family salvation. 

In these mysterious ways, the Lord has been shepherding the saints in the church. By His grace and mercy, the Lord will heal our sick soul and spirit, and fully recover us for His strong and shining testimony in Gurugram. 

Shepherding is the way and the Lord as rhe Shepherd created the opportunity for shepherding. 

Shepherding a Brother's Son

As the saints are praying for the full recovery of a brother's family into the church life, the Lord has answered those prayers by creating an opportunity for a brother's son to come into contact. At first, I was informed by a brother about the possibility of recommending this young brother to a brother we know who is in the construction field and an architect by profession. Initially, I was not clear if I should go ahead to introduce this young man to the architect. Last week, a brother called me and made the request more firm by also sending me the resume of his son. Besides, another brother also requested if I could do the introduction. However, I felt that I should meet the young brother first and have an informal orientation.

Therefore, last week we visited this brother's family and even had a one on one interaction with the young brother. Only then, I had the peace to go ahead. So, the following day, I called the architect brother and did the introduction. To my surprise, he was very willing to take this young intern and give him a first hand training from A to Z of turnkey project. I also called this young brother's father to confirm. Then, I called the young brother myself.

The next day, he first came to the meeting hall where I fellowshipped with him on four points on having a personal regular prayer life, Bible reading, fellowship with the church, and seeking the Lord’s will in every matter. I did so with a burden to shepherd him as I used to, to any young saints including my own chidren. Professional learning is just a channel for gaining the person for the Lord. I even encouraged him to learn whatever he could in his architectural field, and as the Lord lead so, he may one day design a meeting hall for the gathering of the saints. 

So, having prayed together, I drove him to the architect's office and introduced the two face to face. By the way, I alos got the opportunity to meet the architect brother after many years. Later, I was informed that the internship had a good start. I was even sent videos and a photo of the first project for this young brother to learn; the ground digging work for the foundation of the new building.

This is just a way the Lord opened the door for a young brother to be shepherded and perhaps, one day, be also gained for the church life fully.

Lord, gain this young brother who is a brother's son and also the architect brother for Your testimony in Gurugram. 

Shepherding: A Businessman's Son

A young brother who was introduced to our family and whose mother has been so burdend for the family salvation has been prayed for, for quite sometime now. Three weeks ago, I received a surprise invitation from his mother to visit the family. My wife and I did so, and we had a sweet time of fellowship and prayer. 

The family has been going through difficult times related to their businesses and finances. However, sister had the maturity to understand why the Lord allowed such an unexpected situation. It was all for the salvation of her whole family. No matter what happened, my burden was to shepherd the sister and her son. And that, through this, the whole family would be saved. I even dared to say that it was the Lord who led them through this difficult times for their own good.

A week later, her son sent me a message requesting me if I could visit him for fellowship and prayer. I immediately reckoned that as the Lord answering our prayers for the salvation of the whole household. As I visited him, we had a personal fellowship one on one when he opened up the entire situation his family has been going through. I listened through to every word he uttered. That was a cherishing to him and a shepherding to me. 

A word of comfort I could minister was letting him know that God is in control and that He allowed circumstances like these to gain him and his famly. My only main burden was to lead him to the Lord Jesus Christ, in prayer, through the word, in fellowship with the saints in the church. Then, we pray-read the verses n Philippians together and prayed.

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; And the peace of God, which surpasses every man’s understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7, RecVer)

In fact, these were the same verses my wife and I used to shepherd his mother too. In this was, the Lord opened the door for shepherding this family in answer to the saints' prayers.

This week, I could visit him again and this time, we started reading the Holy Bible with the footnotes in the Recovery Version. We continued from what we left off last year and concluded Matthew chapter 1. Then, after echoing the burden mentioned in the study notes, we both prayed together. In this way, we plan to continue our shepherding fellowship regularly. 

In fact, he is the only son of a wealthy business man whose wife is a sister in the Lord. The family members are yet to be saved.

May the Lord show mercy to this young man to be in God's plan, and that the Lord would save his entire family for His testimony in Gurugram. 

Fellowship in Khariar Road

When the Lord wants to accomplish something, He just does it in His way with His people in His time. The visit to Khariar Road was never in our plan. However, as we received the news of the demise of our brother's father, we changed our plan and came to visit Khariar Road. 

After a long five hours drive, we just arrived in time to attend the funeral meeting. I was then informed that I should share the word. Immediately, I turned to the Lord for the word,  and the word was made clear.

Words of Comfort

But we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who are sleeping, that you would not grieve even as also the rest who have no hope. For *if we believe that Jesus died and rose, so also those who have fallen asleep through Jesus, God will bring with Him*. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are living, who are left remaining unto the coming of the Lord, shall by no means precede those who have fallen asleep; Because the Lord Himself, with a shout of command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, will descend from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are living, who are left remaining, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and thus we will be always with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.

(1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, RecVer)

These words of comfort were spoken and prayer offered for the bereaved family. Then, we all went to the cemetry for the burial.

After this, a meeting was arranged again in the night where all the key Christian leaders were invited to attend. Though it was in the house of mourning, I turned it into the house of fellowship, ministering the word as the living Star led me to. For about an hour with Hindi translation, I ministered on God's Eternal Plan.

Though the audience were mostly Christian leaders, deep within, the Lord’s leading was to minsiter this truth from Genesis 1:26, 2:7; Proverbs 20:27; Zechariah 12:1; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; John 1:1, 14, 12, 13; 19:34; 1 Corinthians 15:45; Romans 8:16; 12:1-2. After the Spirit's speaking through the word, the audience were deeply impressed. Many of the Christian Pastors fellowshipped with me after the meeting on how much light they received and how blessed they were with the word. I believe, it was for this purpose that the Lord bought us there. May the Lord continue to supply His chidren with His word.

Then, a brother invited us for a family visit to his house where we had coffee and prayers. The following day, another brother invited us for breakfast at his house. There too, we prayed for the family. Then, we ate early lunch, prayed for the saints in Khariar Road, and left for Raipur to catch our train to Delhi.

In such a short time, the Lord accomplished what He wanted to accomplish, in His time. We simply followed Him, changed our plan as needed, and enjoyed His blessing. 

As His speaking has been these days on following the living Star, so was His leading and our following His leading, His presence. What a blessing!

Fellowship in Bilaspur

As usual, after our visit to the Madku Masih Mela, we would visit and spend the Lord’s Day with the saints in the church in Bilaspur. As we were on the way from Bhatapara to Bilaspur, we prayed together for the Lord’s move in Chhattisgarh. Then, we pray-read the outline of the present holy word for morning revival on the instant and up-to-date revelation of the heavenly Christ. 

As we were on the way, we also received an information of the demise of the father of one of our serving brothers in Khariar Road Odisha. So, we fellowshipped and decided to attend the funeral service. For this, we had to cancel our trip back to Delhi, and eventually made a fesh tatkal booking the next day for Delhi.

In Bilaspur, as the brother gave us time to minister the word, one of us ministered from Romans 8. Then, I followed suit on following Christ the living Star from Matthew 2: 1-12.

Saying, Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star at its rising and have come to worship Him. (Matthew 2:2, RecVer)

And after they heard the king, they went their way, and behold, the star which they saw at its rising led them until it came and stood over the place where the child was. And when they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. (Matthew 2:9-10, RecVer)

And because they had been divinely instructed in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed by another way to their country. (Matthew 2:12, RecVer)

As the Lord, the living Star, led me, I ministered the need for the saints to seek the Lord in the word and in prayer to receive revelation concerning the word. I also warned the saints of dead Scriptural knowledge without any revelation or light like the Jews, the Scribes and the Pharisees, and the danger of falling into human concept like the magi from the East which can lead to the spiritual death of the innocent. I also shared my testimony of how the Lord led me in prayer and through the word to serve Him all the days of my life since 2003. While following the livng Star faithfully, it will always lead us to another way, a way other than our human way. Then, we partook of the bread together with the saints in Bilaspur, followed by lovefeast. Then, we left for Khariar Road through a hired vehicle that took us five hours drive.

Thank the Lord for His Star leading us step by step. May the Lord bless His testimony in Bilaspur 

Ministry of the Word to Bhatapara, Bethelpuram, and Madku Dweep

Nothing done by the Lord is ever a waste. More than a year ago, I attended a theological conference in Bengaluru with a heavy price spent financially. I thought that it was more of a waste as I did not get the responses I expected. However, there I met a brother who is an influential Christian leader. This time, while in Ranchi I called him as he is from there. Though he was out of station, he gave me a contact in Bhatapara, which opened the door for the Lord’s move in the city.

This contact is a doctor who runs a hospital along with his wife in Bhatapara. Both have consecrated there lives to serve the Lord in the medical field. As we met and introduced the ministry to them, they were filled with joy. Especially the wife was so encouraged by our visit and fellowship that she also poured out her heart's desire in sharing whatever the Lord has done in her life. She gave us a tour of her brand new house and the hospital, and eventually requested us to pray in her chamber, which we obliged to. Then, her husband introduced another doctor in the nearby locality, opening the door for the Lord’s move through the ministry there in Bethelpuram. 

In Bethelpuram, we met the doctor who is the superintendent for over a decade now. He also gave us a tour of the hospital, the history of the hospital, and all the works he has been doing. When his wife who is also a doctor, joined us in the fellowship, we introduced the ministry literature to them. They both were very impressed with the truth and placed order for the Recovery Version Bible. Then, they took us to their house where we had a fellowship with their son over coffee and snacks until late afternoon. Then, we eventually went to Madhku Dweep to attend the ongoing Masih Mela.

In Madku Dweep, a good number of seekers visited our stall and purchased the ministry literature. The following day, when I was there, brothers from Bhopal, Betul, Champa, Jhanjir etc., visited and fellowshiped with us. It was good time of brotherly reunion.

In Bhatapara too, we had a time of fellowship over lunch with the parent of the doctor couple we met. Though elderly they were, we still could spend a few hours together listening to their testimonies, mostly narrated by the sister. Through them, their relative in Gurugram was also introduced over the phone. 

In this way, the Lord opened new doors in two new localities. I even updated the brothers with the following message:

Update on the Ministry Literature Journey

The Lord opened new doors in Bhatapara where we introduced the ministry to a doctor couple who runs a hospital and in Bethelpuram where another doctor couple are supervising a leprosy mission hospital. These are in addition to the Masih Mela in Madku Dweep where many seeking believers came and received the ministry literature. Then, today we had a time of fellowship with a group of believers who have been taking the stand as "the church in Bilaspur." All these are in Chhattisgarh. 

Today morning, we received an information of the demise of the father of our brother Anil Sahu in Khariar Road. So, we cancelled our trip back to Delhi and detoured to Khariar Road, Odisha, to be with the saints there today evening and tomorrow morning. Then, from there, we will be back to Delhi via Raipur on Wednesday. 

Thank you for all your prayers!

Ministry of the Word to Ranchi, Khunti, Chaibasa, and Chakradharpur

After the first Lord’s Day meeting was established in Hulhundu in Ranchi, we were to leave for Ranchi main city for the distribution. It was then that Lord gave me the burden to call up a brother who could be of help in the distribution. As I did so, he responded and joined us for the two days distribution in Ranchi. 

This brother was known to me some ten years ago when I first visited Jharkhand. He was our translator in a Christian meeting. Since then, he has been gained by the truth concerning Christ and the church.

In Ranchi, on the first day, we attended a Pastors' conference and introduced the ministry literature. Then, we had a time for fellowship with a brother who is an evangelist serving in the city. Then, we visited the two main Christian bookstores and they both placed order for the minsitry literature. 

On the secondth day, we had a time of fellowship and Recovery Version introduction to one of the key Christian leader. Then, with some Reverends of the mainline group, one of them was the managers of another Christian bookstore. Then, we had a time of fellowship with our local brother and his daughter over lunch, and later, with his relatives. Finally, we left for Khunti. 

For the following two more days we were in Khunti in our local brother's house. From there, one day we visited Chaibasa where we met the key Christian leaders of mainline groups, then on our way back, we met the main leader in Chakradharpur. The following day, we had a time of fellowship and ministry literature introduction to a brother who is a retired Engineer. We spent the whole day fellowshipping over coffee and lunch, and visiting his fields and gardens. Then, we were taken to visit a sightseeing spot called Rani Falls. After all these, we concluded the ministry journey in Jharkhand and left for Chattisgarh from Hatia by train.

In addition to the ministry literature distribution, the Lord brought us to Khunti to fellowship with a brother and his wife. On the secondth night of our stay in their home, we had a time of family fellowship where we allowed bith other to open up fully. Then, we fellowshiped with them the biblical view concerning husband and wife and emphasised the need to be in oneness by exercising the spirit to live Christ and partake Christ as the tree of life. We exhorted them to take the way of forgiving and forgetting the things of the past. We also gave our own testimony of our marriage life and the way we took; the way of prayer personally and prayer as couple.

In this way, I believe the Lord’s purpose in visiting Jharkhand, especially the brother's family, was accomplished.

May the Lord bless His move in Jharkhand!

Life Lesson: On Time

Officialy, there are many things that go unnoticed. However, when the need arises the Lord uses people to remind me of what needs to be done. Two good examples that I experienced recently are, the renewal of our company's IEC and export related documentation matter, and my USA visa renewal.

Since last December, a brother in UAE initiated the talk on exporting the ministry books and Bibles for the saints in the churches in the Middle East. Once we were ready for exporting, a shipment forwarder hired by the consignee led us to look into many documentation matters. While preparing for export, I realised that the company's IEC needed renewal which I did immediately online and also updated all the directors' details in the government website. And after updating all legal documentation, the freight forwarder informed me that they will not be handling our export matter as the exporting job was given to a courier company. Then, I realised that the Lord allowed this to remind me of updating all the company's official matter. He just used who all needed to be used to accomplish this matter.

Ten years ago, I had applied for my USA Visa for my attending the seminannual trainings in Anaheim California. Trusting the Lord, I prayerfully applied and got it. With that, I had visited the States three times within the ten years of the visa validity, all for attending seminannual trainings and fellowship. And for some reasons, I had no intention to renew it again though it is expiring in March this year. However, one night during the fellowship and training in Bengaluru, this thought of USA Visa renewal came to my mind. The next day, as I mentioned it to a brother, he encouraged me to do so and sent me two links for the process as he also did his visa renewal.

Once I got back to office from the ministry literature journey, and when I got the time, I did a thorough study on USA visa renewal process. The Lord even led me when I needed to get my hair cut and take USA visa passport size photo. He even led me to use one particular day for the online filling of DS-106 form and then apply for renewal online. As I did so, to my surprise, the date for submission of my passport was also readily available the next day, though I intent to wait further. Then without waiting further, I opted for the next day and submitted it before I began another eleven days ministry journey. 

The Lord led me step by step, on time. Even when I had no intention to do it, He knew I must do it. So, He led me to do it right away. I was amazed at how the Lord led me in doing things that I was not aware of, or had no intention to do it. He knew what needed to be done and when it should be done. I simply followed Him, and the things were done well on time. What a life lesson of doing things on time!

This is an experience of the living God moving and operating in me and in all that concerns me. O, what a living and moving God I have, who led me to do things in time! Praise Him!

First Lord’s Table in Huthundu, Ranchi

Today, the 1st of February 2026, the first Lord’s Table Meeting was established in the church in Huthundu, Ranchi District! Yesterday, we had a time of fellowship on the truth concerning the church, the local churches, and the Lord’s recovery. Three brothers coordinated to minister the word of God to local saints who received the Lord’s speaking with much life supply as evident from their taking notes, sharing, testifying, and their facial expression. Today morning, we had a time of fellowship on the significance of the Lord’s Table Meeting with an emphasis on the one Body of Christ, the fellowship of the Body of Christ, the fellowship of the blood, the cup of blessing, the remembrance of the Lord by eating the bread and drinking the cup, the oneness of the Body, the discerning of the Body, and the thanksgiving and worshipping of the Father. Though the initial number of the saints was just twelve, the Lord would "break them and bless them" and multiply the saints for His testimony.

In fact, I had no plan for visiting this time when a brother mentioned to me first, last year. I did not feel the need for me to be here as I felt I would get busy with other things. However, I always kept myself open to the Lord and to His Body. This year January when in Bengaluru, the same brother mentioned to me about visiting Ranchi again for the first Lord’s Table Meeting followed by distribution of rhe ministry literature in Ranchi and then Chhattisgarh. I realised this was from the Lord and immediately amen the brother's fellowship. Therefore, on the 30th Jan I boarded a train from Delhi with a view to spend more time in prayer during the eighteen hours train journey. In fact, on the 31st Jan, as I enjoyed my time with the Lord in the train, my co-passegers began to show interest to talk to me as they recognizer that I am a Christian with Bible in my hand. A family even got my number and requested if I could visit them in Ranchi, their hometown, or in Chandigarh, their work place. Then, when I arrived the brother's house, I refreshed myself, and then the fellowship session followed suit. In this way, the Lord granted me the grace to participate in the first Lord’s Table Meeting in Huthundu.

Praise the Lord for His testimony in Jharkhand!

Life Lesson: Trial of the Called

Abraham was called by God, so are we. As the called and chosen race in the New Testament, the history of Abraham is indeed our story today. God set him as a pattern from which we draw our life's path. He walked by faith, so must we. God's promise to him was humanly impossible, yet they were all proven possible. Only God knows the "science" of the impossible becoming possible; there is no way a human mind can fathom. Only the fools would try to. I guess I am not one to follow suit. Lord, have mercy on me.

Recently, I had a conversation with a brother who is also my house owner. That conversation triggered something I never expected in my life: a consideration of having my own house in Gurugram. I have been living in the city for twenty years now, and eighteen years in the present premises. There were thoughts flying around my head as to the hows and wheres of this consideration becoming a reality. The more I thought about it, the more I felt it was impossible. I tried planning and scheming, but to no avail. I tried searching online for some real estate options, and the only scheme available is an affordable housing based on e-draw, and the venue is outside the city, though in the district of Gurugram. For this, I even registered myself online at the government portal. Then, on further reconsideration, I took a break from applying for the draw, though the due date is still a week away. I would rather pray over it first and also fellowship with my wife. And follow the Lord’s peace within and between us, 

Through all these, deep within, the Lord has promised me, as He did to Abraham, that He would provide at the proper time, which only He knows. As called by God, I have been following the Lord, and I must continue to do so, on and on, step by step. Meanwhile, I have been warned by the example of Abraham committing a mistake in using his natural strength to fulfill God's promise when he ended up producing Ishmael, whom God rejected. Instead, at the proper time, when neither of them believed in God’s promise, Isaac was born.

Then Abraham fell upon his face and laughed and said in his heart, Will a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? And will Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child? And Abraham said to God, Oh that Ishmael might live before You! But God said, No, but Sarah your wife will bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him. (Genesis 17:17-19, RecVer)

Is anything too marvelous for Jehovah? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. (Genesis 18:14, RecVer)

And Jehovah visited Sarah as He had said, and Jehovah did to Sarah as He had promised. And Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him. And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac. (Genesis 21:1-3, RecVer)

Nothing is impossible with God. I must trust in God and take Him as my faith, to live by faith. At the appointed time, He will fulfill His promise, even for the earthly tabernacle until He returns, all for Him according to Him.

A place where the church can meet fruitfully,

A place where the literature service can operate peacefully, and

A place where my family can live joyfully. 

Until He leads me further, I must stay put, at the place where I have been. No argument, no negotiation, but total submission to the will of my heavenly Father, is all that I need to do. He knows what is best. I must simply trust Him. Lest, there is a chance of becoming like Cain who left the presence of God, like Jacob, needlessly struggling with his uncle Laban. Only Jacob proposed to serve his uncle for seven years for Rachel yet ended up serving fourteen years and got the two daughters of his uncle. Later, after twenty years of service, he had to flee in haste. 

Jacob should serve as a warning for me, not to use my natural strength to gain even what God has promised. At the proper time, He will fulfill His promise. I don't know how, I don't know when, but He surely will fulfill His promise. O Lord, help my unbelief.

And Jesus said to him, You say, If You can. All things are possible to him who believes. Immediately, crying out, the father of the child said, I believe; help my unbelief! (Mark 9:23-24, RecVer)

At the time of life, God’s promise of my Isaac will be fulfilled. And in my Isaac, the promise of God will be full of riches.

And the man became rich and continued to grow richer until he became very rich. (Genesis 26:13, RecVer)

Lord, let Your will be done.

Lord, may Your promise be fulfilled.

Lord, I believe, help my unbelief.

Amen

Ministry Journey to Belagavi, Karnataka

After my hectic traveling schedule, which began on 5th January till today, the 19th Jan, I came to Belagavi to attend the Lord’s Table Meeting on the 17th January night after a seven-hour-long bus journey, as the conclusion of the ministry literature journey this time. To my surprise, I was given hospitality in an elderly brother's house, who took care of me so well despite the health condition of his wife. The couple was so joyful to host me. In fact, they joyfully exclaimed that I was their first guest in their newly renovated house! They fed me like a "king" despite my informing them again and again that I did not need such attention. As a guest, I just enjoyed their hospitality. 

Being their guest and a brother, the brother fellowshipped with me at length concerning the spiritual experiences he has been through, the dealings and the lesson of the cross he has been learning, and his subjective experiences of the power of the blood of Jesus that gave him victory over many unseen demonic attacks in his family. He took the opportunity to fellowship with me during breakfast and lunch. Our fellowship went on for hours. Though I also fellowship some testimonies of the Lord’s work in my family, I was mostly listening to what he had to say. He was so joyful to release all that was in his heart concerning his family situation. Now and then, we would simply pray together for all the points of the fellowship. 

Yesterday, on the Lord’s Day, the brothers invited me to break the bread with another brother. In fact, it was my first Lord’s Table Meeting in the church in Belagavi, though I visited the saints a couple of times in the past. What a blessed fellowship!

In the prophesying time too, I shared my enjoyment of the Lord’s word in Matthew 5:48. And shared how, as children of God of our heavenly Father, we can be perfect as He is perfect, in His love, using 1 John 4:8,16,12, 17. 

Later in the evening, together with the brothers, we visited all the saints' homes one by one. It turned out that this was their first visit after a long gap and the first in this year, which they felt was overdue. In all the home visits, we simply prayed for the saints' family. That prayer itself was such a shepherding to the saints.

Today, after the whole morning of personal prayer and Bible reading, and fellowship over breakfast and lunch with my hosts, and a time of prayer together, a brother dropped me off at the Belagavi airport. Thus, concluding the last lap of the ministry distribution, and with this, covering all thirty-one districts of Karnataka.

In this new year 2026, in the first month, the Lord led me to twelve cities covering three states: Karnataka, Tamilnadu, and Kerala in two-weeks time, attending a fellowship, a training, a Christian convention, a secular book fair, and a ministry literature journey to three districts. Praise the Lord and to God be the glory!

Lord, bless the church in Belagavi! Lord, bless Your move in Karnataka! Lord, bless Your move in India!

Ministry of the Word to Koppala and Hospet

Beginning from the time the New Testament Recovery Version in Kannada was printed, the Lord burdened me to travel the length and breadth of Karnataka for the introduction and distribution of the same, along with the seven newly released Kannada ministry title books. Since January 2025, in coordination with the local brothers, I have undertaken five ministry literature journeys. This time, from 15 to 17 January 2026, the remaining three districts of Karnataka were covered. From Bengaluru in Jan 2025 to Hospet in Jan 2026, the entire state of 31 districts was visited for the introduction and distribution of the ministry literature. What a grace from the Lord that He led me step by step, locality to locality, and met with the key Christian leaders in each district, either in the Pastors' fellowship, or small group meetings, or at their offices/homes, or in the church meeting venues. What an experience the Lord blessed me with these trips! Only the Lord knows how much He has gained me. And I can testify too, how much I have gained Him in all these journeys. Praise Him!

In the last two places, it was purely an introduction of the New Testament Recovery Version in Kannada and the available ministry books in Kannada. Though we had to lodge in hotels and eat with the local brothers who led us, it was worth all the expenses for the sake of making the ministry available to God’s children in the state.

One evening in Hospet at a Pastor's house, we had a wonderful time of fellowship on the word of God concerning Christ and the church. I had no intention to share these topics; the Spirit led me to do so in the course of our fellowship. The family, especially the father, was so enlightened by the fellowship. Then, we had dinner together with the family in a local restaurant. The next day, in one of the biggest meeting halls in the city, a good number of Pastors gathered together, where I had a special time of introducing the ministry to all. Later, one of the Pastors invited us to visit his mother, who was battling cancer for years. We visited the family and prayed for the mother. Then, we enjoyed our last meal together with the local brothers, who are Pastors themselves, and concluded the ministry journey.

Then, a brother and I had to take a seven-hour-long bus journey from Hospet to Koppala to Hubbali to Belagavi. And, thus concluded the Karnataka ministry literature journey!

Listen! Behold, the sower went out to sow.

And others fell into the good earth and yielded fruit, coming up and growing; and one bore thirtyfold, and one sixtyfold, and one a hundredfold. 

(Mark 4:3, 8, RecVer)

One day, the seed sown will grow and bear forth fruits; thirtyfold, sixtyfold, and hundredfold!

Lord, bless Your move in Karnataka!

Ministry Journey to Davanagere, Ranebennur, Haveri, and Hubbali

As the Lord burdened me to visit every district of Karnataka for the introduction and distribution of the ministry literature in Kannada, I prayed and planned for this final ministry journey. Though this plan was met with cancellation when I fellowshiped with one brother who could not join this trip due to his mother's health issue, and a Pastor who was supposed to lead us did not respond. However, as I brought the matter to prayer, the Lord impressed me deep within that if I did not carry out this trip this time, I would probably never be able to make it again, ever. Therefore, I prayed and considered before the Lord, then the Lord led me to fellowship with another brother. As I did so, step by step, the plan came to fruition, though with a change in the dates. I took that as the Lord’s leading and visited Chennai and Kerala first, then Karnataka. Due to this change of schedule, I was even able to visit Chennai, which turned out to be a very fruitful visit, even beyond my imagination. 

In all these trips,  I chose a train journey so that I could spend enough time in prayer and reading the word. From Tiruvalla at 9:30 AM to Kochi to Bengaluru to Davanagere the next day at 9:30 AM. A hectic yet experiential journey!

Davanagere

In Davanagere, a Pastors' meeting was arranged where I shared the word of God on "the wife of Uriah" along with the introduction of the New Testament Recovery Version and the ministry books in Kannada. To my surprise, almost all the Pastors ended up purchasing the NT Recovery Version and the ministry books. Three brothers, one of them a key brother from Nayakanahatty, along with two new ones, also joined the meeting and were very impressed by the ministry presentation. Even as we were about to leave, another senior Pastor enquired about the Bible and purchased five copies from our already limited stock. Then, we rushed to the next city.

Ranebennur 

In Ranebennur, a group of seekers was waiting for us for quite some time. The moment we arrived, we introduced the ministry books and the Recovery Version. Many of the seekers here too purchased the minsitry books. Then, we rushed to the next destination. 

Haveri 

We arrived at the right time for the meeting scheduled for us. In a way of introducing the minsitry literature, I shared the word on Acts 8, the event that transpired between the Ethiopian eunuch and Philip, and the life of Paul. Here too, most of the Christian leaders and seekers present purchashed the literature. The key Pastor was very receptive to the ministry. 

May the Lord open up the Scriptures to them and gain them for His testimony one day.

Hubbali 

In Hubbali, a much bigger congregation, I was requested to minister the word. Though not prepared beforehand, always prepared and ready in the spirit. As I prayed before I was called, the Lord burdened me to minister on 2 Timothy 3:16, 17, along with John 6:63 and Matthew 4:4. I enjoyed the rich anointing of the Lord as I ministered the word of God. Then, I briefly introduced the ministry books. The key Pastor was so impressed by the minsitry of the word and the ministry literature introduction so much so that he, using his "Pastoral authority," encouraged all the believers to pay the price to purchase the New Testament Recovery Version in Kannada. Here, all the stock of the books and the Bibles we brought along with us were fully sold out!

Then, we had a time of fellowship over tea and dinner with the key brothers. Thus, our day ended. We checked into our hotel room, I took a bath and had a deep sleep after the whole day, laboring and traveling. My day began at 3:30 AM and ended past midnight after traveling through seven localities!

May the Lord gain all the places He demarcated for us as He promised Joshua of the Bible 

Every place on which the sole of your foot treads I have given to you, as I promised Moses. (Joshua 1:3, RecVer)

Ministry Journey 2026: Bengaluru, Chennai, Kozhecherry, Kumbanad, and Kochi

My first ministry journey this year, 2026, began with the full-timers training in Bengaluru for three and a half days, with a one-day preparation fellowship. In all these visits, I purposefully choose train journey as my mode of transportation with the view that I could spend more time in prayer before I arrived the destinations. All these visits required much prayer from my side so that the purpose of my visit to each place would be fulfilled. Overall, I had sufficient time for prayer and enjoyed the Lord’s special grace throughout.

Bengaluru 

In Bengaluru, the Lord’s direct speaking was on my need to be pruned so that as a branch abiding in the Vine, I should bear fruit, much fruit, and remaining fruit. The speaking of the Lord was from John 14, 15, and 16. Yes, the spiritual fact is that, as believers, we are in the Lord. However, we must exercise to abide in the Lord by exercising our spirit to live out Christ, to pray, to read the word, and to be in constant fellowship with the Lord. In this way of our abiding in the Lord, the Lord would also abide in us. Thus, this mutual abiding will produce the spiritual fruits, even the fruits that remain.

The Lord has set the direction for the entire year with His timely speaking: abide in the Lord, be pruned, bear fruit, and that our fruits should remain.

Besides, there were practical fellowships on our going on in the Lord’s move in this country. Despite the changes in the outward governmental and religious environment, I believe the Lord will advance in His move and bless His testimony in India with Himself as the blessing.

Chennai

Then, in fellowship with the brothers, I realised that I should go to Chennai and participate in the Chennai Book Fair on the Lord’s Day afternoon after the church meeting. My schedule was changed abruptly for the better when I learned that the preplanned distribution journey to Karnataka was adjusted.

In Chennai, I was able to spend time in fellowship with a college student at length over coffee and dinner as he opened up about his personal situation. I was glad that the Lord arranged such a precious time with him, which I never expected. My time with the serving ones in the literature service was on the need to be a man of prayer, a man of the word of God, and handling finance properly by honoring the Lord as the Source of supply. Though I did not plan it, due to an invitation, I also visited an uncle and an aunt and fellowshipped with them on the promise of God the Lord gave me at the beginning of this new year: Ezekiel 36:9-11, 37. All these were never thought of, but at the last minute, the Lord made it happen. What a fruitful visit to Chennai!

By the way, it was while in a train journey from Bengaluru to Chennai that the Lord graced me to complete reading my Holy Bible for the fiftieth time!

Kozhencherry 

My journey to Kerala was to attend the Kumbanad convention at the invitation of one of our serving brothers in Kerala. I was given hospitality in Kozhencherry in a big "white house", surprisingly. In fact, it was a foretaste of what the Lord would provide as I started praying for our own residential house for the threefold purposes of fruitful church meeting, peaceful literature office, and joyful family living.

Kumbanad 

Then, one afternoon, I was with the saints in Kumbanad convention and met with a good number of seekers visiting the ministry books stall, where I could introduce and minister the word to a good number of Bible college students, Pastors, and seekers.

Kochi

Finally. I came to Kochi with the burden of honoring our senior brother, who the Lord used for the initiation of His recovery in India and the pioneer of the literature service in this country. What an honor to honor him in the best way I could! With love, concern, and care in the humanity of Jesus, I did what I felt I could do best. In fact, I felt that this was the opportunity the Lord gave me, as I have no control of the future, and I did not know if there would be another opportunity in the future. 

We had a buffet lunch together at Barbeque Nation in LuLu Mall, Kochi. Then, I had the privilege to honor him with love and respect by walking around with him, holding hands as he needed balancing, while walking due to his maturity in age. And bought for them a branded formal shirt and an informal collared shirt for the brother, and two pairs of sarees for the sister, all of their choices. It was a blessing to me to be able to participate in the little that I could, to honor and respect the elderly saints, and make them happy. May the Lord give them good health and long life full of peace and joy.

Thus, having accomplished the first part of this journey, I boarded a train to Bengaluru for the ministry literature journey in Karnataka. 

Amen to God's Faithful Words

This new year has brought new things in many ways. Spiritually, the Lord has promised me with His faithful word of increase, fruitfulness, and multiplication. Since then, my prayer for increase has been intensified. In fact, I shared these faithful words of the Lord with some brothers and pray-read these verses. I shared the same with a group of serving ones in Chennai as I visited them on my literature journey. Today, as I visited my spiritual and local guardian when I was a student in MCC twenty-five years ago, I shared the same words of the Lord. They were very much encouraged and received it as the Lord’s speaking and promise for them too. The verses are the very verses the Lord gave me on the 2nd of January 2026, which I shared with a few others.

My Enjoyment of the Word of God Today (Received and Shared on 2nd Jan 2026)

For indeed I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you will be tilled and sown; And I will multiply people upon you, the entire house of Israel, all of it! The cities will also be inhabited, and the waste places will be rebuilt. I will also multiply upon you man and beast, and they will increase and be fruitful, and I will make you inhabited as you were formerly, and I will make it better for you than when you began. Then you will know that I am Jehovah. 

(Ezekiel 36:9-11, RecVer)

Thus says the Lord Jehovah, Moreover, for this I will be inquired of by the house of Israel to do it for them;

I will increase them with men like a flock.

(Ezekiel 36:37, RecVer)

On the practical and physical realm, too, God has given me a burden to pray for our own housing in Gurugram. All these twenty years, we have been living in rented houses. I believe the time has come now to have a house of our own. The visit of our house owner recently and his request for a rental increase have ignited the need for our own housing. I took whatever transpired as the Lord’s doing and picked up another burden to pray for, for our own housing, with the view that it will be useful for the literature service, and for the church meeting place. The specific speaking of the Lord for this house that I and my family have started praying for is to be useful in the following way.

That the literature service can run in peace.

That the church can meet in fruitfulness.

That the family can live in joy. 

Besides, the Lord further gave me His faithful words in which He promised to fulfill this at the proper time. He also indicated that He would give two young brothers as my spiritual children and two elderly brothers whom I should shepherd like I would shepherd my own parent. Yes, two spiritual younger brothers and two spiritual elder brothers. I amen His words. May His words be fulfilled in time.

Even as I was reading the book of Genesis, the written words had become so living that I could see God speaking through the verses I had read. From the lives of Noah, the years he lived; Abraham and Sarah, the possibility of the impossible at the time of the year; and Isaac, the Lord’s provisions.

For as many promises of God as there are, in Him is the Yes; therefore also through Him is the Amen to God, for glory through us to God. (2 Corinthians 1:20, RecVer)

Amen to God’s faithful words!

Be Perfect?! In Love

You therefore shall be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect. (Matthew 5:48, RecVer)

No one has beheld God at any time; if we love one another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us. (1 John 4:12, RecVer)

And we know and have believed the love which God has in us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God and God abides in him. In this has love been perfected with us, that we may have boldness in the day of the judgment because even as He is, so also are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear because fear has punishment, and he who fears has not been perfected in love. (1 John 4:16-18, RecVer)

God is perfect! As Christians, God is our heavenly Father, possessing His divine life and divine nature. As children of God, we can be perfect because our heavenly Father is perfect. What a miracle! What a mystery! What a possible impossibility! To be perfect as our heavenly Father is, is to be perfected in His divine love.

He who does not love has not known God, because God is love. (1 John 4:8, RecVer)

And we know and have believed the love which God has in us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God and God abides in him. (1 John 4:16, RecVer)

God is love. Love is the essence of God’s divine nature. Having received His life, we also have His love. By abiding in His love, exercising to love God and love one another, we can be perfected in His love. 

God's love is already perfect. However, the perfected love of God must be perfected in us by loving God and loving whom God loves. This love is of the divine life which we received during our spiritual birth and which we now possess. By this divine love, we are becoming love. In fact, His divine love is being perfected in us, love itself. Thereby, His divine love mingling with our human love perfected by His divine love, makes us one in His love. The issue of such divine mingling is, God and man, God and us, becoming one and being perfected in His love!

The word "perfected" in 1 John 4:17 in Greek means teleioo, which means "to accomplish, to finish, to complete." God is accomplishing His divine love in us. This will result in our boldness to contact God in fellowship with Him and to face the judgment at the judgment seat of Christ. By loving the brothers with the love of God, we will be bold and will have no fear before God. 

I enjoyed this truth concerning God's divine love. In fact, this was my sharing portion yesterday at the Lord’s Day prophesying meeting in the church in Chennai, and also my sharing portion in Delhi at the serving one's training. This truth has gradually become my experience, and yes, it will be perfected in me one day!

Father, perfect me as Thou art!

Father, perfect me in Thy love.

Bible Reading: Fiftieth Time

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman, cutting straight the word of the truth. (2 Timothy 2:15, RecVer)

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalms 119:105 

On the 10th of January 2026, the Lord graced me to complete reading my Bible for the fiftieth time. This transpired while on a train journey from Bengaluru to Chennai. As I completed my fiftieth time of reading the Bible, I thanked and worshipped the Lord for His special grace. Personally, it was a joyful day indeed. Following this, a passenger next to me started conversing with me, which led me to preach the gospel to him. Later, after I arrived in Chennai, I boarded an Uber Cab to the hospitality home. I made friends with the cab driver, preached the gospel of Jesus Christ to him, led him to call on the Lord, and finally introduced him to the local brother when I reached my destination. This was my first gospel preaching for this new year.

Trusting in God’s grace, I have a goal of reading through the Bible at least a hundred times in my lifetime, if the Lord wills so. This is my personal goal, and it gives me immense joy to be able to read and read the word of God. I do trust the Lord that He will grant me my heart's desire to read and read and read His words. And along with the reading, He may also speak to me and enlighten me as He did so many times as I was reading His words. In fact, all that He needed to speak to man was already spoken and recorded as the Bible. The need of the time is to diligently spend time reading His word day by day. This is man's responsibility. He will do the speaking and give the enlightenment. Therefore, I exercise myself to be diligent in coming to His word and cut straight the word of the truth.

Like Timothy, I have been graced to know the sacred writings even from my early age. What a mercy! Thanks to my grandfather, who taught me to read the Bible since my childhood. What a great blessing it has been to me to have learned this lesson of reading the Bible! And I am passing on this lesson to my own children, to my spiritual children, and also to all the young ones and the believers the Lord has brought to me, time to time.

And that from a babe you have known the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through the faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, That the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:15-17, RecVer)

To me, the only book worth reading again and again is the Bible. To me, the only time that must be spent at any cost is to read the Bible even if it means doing it as a habit. Let it be a habit and be a part of my life. I reckon this is a good habit. God forbid, if I say that reading the Bible and prayer are the only things that must be done every day at all costs, even at the sacrifice of other things.

My prayer has been that the Lord would grace me day by day to be able to read the Bible with good eyesight; with a renewed mind filled with the shining of the divine light, sight, vision, and revelation; and a strong spirit to absorb the word as spiritual nourishment. And that, no matter what my circumstances may be, the Lord may grace me with the reading of the Bible and prayer day by day. I cannot think of a life without the word of God and prayer. They have become a part and parcel of my life. I have been married to the word of God and prayer. I can't help but keep reading the Bible and praying. And it has been my joy and enjoyment day by day. I can sacrifice anything else in the world, but not my time with the Lord in prayer and the word of God. 

I pray that all my children, family members, saints in the church life, and all the children of God should love the word of God and read it to be constituted with it, and be a man of prayer to the extent that we all be "living Bibles" and "talking Bibles" for others to see and read the Bible. 

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God. Col. 3:16

Though I have read the Bible a half-century times, I still have miles to go before I complete a century. As I begin again my fifty-first journey, the Lord may grace me and lead me on and on, till I reach the goal.

May the Lord grace me with the taste and enjoyment of His word that I may read and eat the word of God every day, all the days of my life.