Sunday, May 11, 2008
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An Email that humbled me
The following email brought tears to my eyes, not because he said anything bad, but because I wished he had said those good words about the Lord Jesus Christ himself. Prior to this email, I had taken the appreciation for granted, but this night I was forced to think about my motivation for being a good teacher or a preacher. If I have somehow failed to bring the glory to the Lord by drawing people's attention to myself, then I have failed. Tonight, I asked the Holy Spirit to take all that I have and all that I am to bring glory to the Lamb of God who took away the sins of the world. Needless to say that I do enjoy conversing with the people who would pay me a hearing, but from now I have decided to let Christ shine and draw people to himself. Please pray for this wonderful family, especially for Badal; he is a very intelligent and a king of a gentleman we rarely see in a Christian world, least of all in a non-Christian world.
Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:19 AM
From:
"badal bhattari" <nilabadal@yahoo.com>
To:
brbhatta@yahoo.com
Respectable Bhojraj sir,
Jay Messiah!
With God's grace, I m well n hope u the same there.
U were, indeed, true to say that it was not easy for "the new comer" to put on your shoes. I greatly miss u while attending "worship" in Youngnak church. Your words had magic that would hold the audiences spelt-bound. Your lecture was not only alive with spiritual knowledge but also informative/educative even for non-Christians.
I have been highly impressed with your simplicity, abundant knowledge with references n depth of feelings with artistic expressions.
The story of your tragic childhood life n the vicissitudes in life to overcome the challenges touched the core of my heart n drew due respect n love towards u. The way u explain the Biblical verses with contemporary world affairs and interesting n inspiring stories is so beautiful. I appreciate u with my whole-heart for your devotion to God. I would like to say," La ge ra ho Bhojraj sir."
I used to eagerly await Sundays just to enjoy your lecture on Bible in Jubilee shelter n in the church. I would approach u with a thirst n would return quenched .
Nevertheless, I m still vague about what a true religion is. Needless to say, to frame the religion in one-accord definition is the most challenging task in the world. However, the life of Jesus Christ, His role and sacrifice for the welfare for the mankind promotes love n peace in lives of human beings to great extent.
There r mushroom-like religions each claims to be the best of all. This kind of religious extremism think, is the root cause for the hatred n violence among the people .I, though born n brought up in Hindu culture, don't abide myself with any belief, unless my heart from the depth accepts n feel positive. I pay deep respect to the religious sentiment of Christianity and other religions.
Now, I have been working in a glass company in NamDong Kongdan, Incheon. I have rented a room in Sanhak station.
Ju Didi, Rekmi bhai and others r all well.
Nila, my better-half has said "Jay Messiah n Namaskar to u.
Optimistic that u would encourage and throw light to me in course of feeling and finding the presence of God and his purpose for man-kind, in my heart.
Incase of mistakes, your corrections, comments and suggestions r warm-welcomed.
Curious about to know your howabouts.
Looking forward to receiving your mail so soon. "JAY MESSIAH !"
Truely yours,
Badal
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Comments (4)
Interesting blog. Thanks for sharing. I found it while looking at blogrings.
Blessings~
I think may be that the Holy Spirit has touched Badal's heart, and that he is still trying to figure it out with his brain or mind, rather than his heart. I know sometimes people do this so they feel that they are still in control Pray for him...his intellectualism seems (to me) like an attempt to keep Christ and the gospel at an arm's length...I think God is working on him.
bless you in your work, brother
jim
Bless you...and your ministry! For some reason God chooses to reside in us and partners with us in advancing His kingdom...its truly a mystery to me. Seems to me your friend has seen Christ in you...all those good things, grace in difficult life circumstance, wisdom in proclaiming the word, and also senses something positive in his own heart based on what you've shared. I would interpret all that to mean that Christ is in you and your friend senses that in you, but still can only see your face. I believe that is b/c he does not yet recognize Christ Himself. As a fellow pilgrim on the spiritual journey I recognize in your friend that glowing ember of hope...hope of discovering the great treasure...and there is hope that he who seeks will find Him!
God bless you and your work!!
Praying, but you know, I suspect you show Jesus strongly, but some people focus on the wrong part of our talks. But those thoughts are there in them, and one day the Holy Spirit will use your teaching to reach out to this person. Sometimes a bit of our testimony can go where other words won't. You got him thinking, and I know that the Holy Spirit will guide his thinking.
Heather