Volume 42 Number 1 September 1999
Four years before God allow me to visit your country again. It is a joy
in my heart to see you all my brethren. I enjoyed visiting many places
in your country and the beauty of creation of our Almighty God.
Christian enjoyment of life is not dependent on material comfort or the
lack of it. The true Christian’s joy is in the Lord. Our lifestyle is
entirely different and the only common thing that I observed is our
relationship to God and I learned to love you and MUST love you!
I was edified by your faith and love. The care that you showed to me is
the manifestation that you love our Holy Father, without your
relationship to Him you wouldn’t have time to share with me. May His
name be glorify!
Here are some observations during my stay. Perhaps it will be helpful
in our work. After reading and some of it might have been unpleasant to
some please help me improve my understanding. Convince me where I’ve
misunderstood you and please forgive me. I believe that refusing to seek
the help of fellow believers is spiritual pride. No Christian can stand
alone, we all need one another, Christian are like burning charcoal.
They burn more brightly when put together but die slowly and grow cold
when separated from one another.
Entertainment is being exalted and Christ is being ignored or forgotten
in many modern churches. We don’t need to be conformed in this world.
Let His name be exalted forever and ever. We need to learn the
discipline of having a regular time to meditate on God’s Word. Continue
helping the needy and be faithful in serving Him. Christ is more
interested in the amount we have left for our own use than the amount we
give away. Our personal lives may be very spiritual but without
sustaining the right relationship as children of God, we cannot please
Him. We may have the right relationship and not practice the right
character traits. Inversely, one may have the right character traits and
not have the right relationship. It takes both the right relationship
and the right spiritual character traits to please Him and the Bible
would say so. We are in danger of equating individual success on the
basis of the size of our cars, wardrobes, houses and bank accounts and
our being able to be a world traveler, eat in the finest restaurant.
Would Jesus engage in this activity? We are simply stewards, not owners
of whatever we have.
I thank God when He place us on His anvil. It means He think you’re
still worth reshaping. May the Lord draw us from His fire and form us on
the anvil and shape us with His hands and let us His tool. We can’t quit
shouting. Many may ignore us but some will hear and if only one hears,
isn’t it worth it?
Again, Thank you for your help and love. May the Lord bless you more in
your service to Him. See you again, if the Lord wills.