Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
Jer 33:6
On 08.12.2019, the Lord spoke the above verse to the Church in India.
The Church in India is spread across from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. Thanks to the mercies and benevolence of the Lord, He raised many pastors and evangelists in nation for the past 25 years. They worked hard and churches have been established throughout India, from head to toe, from South to North, from East to West, in all the States.
The then position of the Church in India was shown by two examples.
‘From the sole of the foot even to the head, there is no soundness in it, but bruises and sores and raw wounds; they are not pressed out or bound up or softened with oil.’ Isa 1:6
- Church in India was compared to a human body. It was the Body of Jesus Christ, but it was full of sores. The Lord examined it and healed it.
- The Church in India was compared to a building. In 0 A.D., Holy Spirit started building it on the foundation of ‘Jesus Christ’. For the past 2019 years, starting from the Apostles, Paul and others have on it. Innumerable people have worked on it. In this generation we are recruited for the same.
According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. 1Co 3:10 ‘Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. 1Co 3:12,13
For the Indian Church from 2014 are the days “fire test’.
The material with which each one has built, is exposed to fire test . Those portions built with worthless materials are to be demolished and removed from the building. Those portions built with straw and hay will be burnt with fire. Those Churches built on prosperity gospel and superficial teachings will be tested and will be removed if found worthless.
One pastor was sharing his experience with me,
‘I am running a Church for 23 years. The daughter of one of the believers ran away with a Hindu boy. He was the first believer of my Church and he has been with me all these 23 years. When I went to console the parents and pray in that house, to my surprise, the parents were justifying what their daughter did.
I think I have to make an analysis of my ministry I am doing.’
Let us humble ourselves and intercede for the Indian Church.
Let us surrender our Church to Jesus Christ with all its sores.
Why will you still be struck down? Why will you continue to rebel?
The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. Isa 1:5
The Lord is promising two things to the Church.
The Church will be cured of all its sicknesses.
Hereafter the Lord will see that the Church has enough resistance power.
Prayer:
Abba Father, Let our whole Church, each believer enjoy the peace and truth which you have promised. Amen.
Sr. Angelica AOJ