I will never leave you or forsake you - Bunty Singh
I was born in Northern India in a small town to a Sikh family which is a religious group in India secluded from the Hindu and Muslim religions. My Parents taught us about religious values; especially my mother who was a devoted Sikh woman and she always encouraged us in the Sikh rituals and norms. She would recite verses from religious epics & book . She would also narrate stories of different faiths .
At an early age I often saw crucifixion pictures of Jesus in a frame shops or elsewhere and I would wonder why this person named Jesus is on the cross, what happened to him, who did this to him and why? Along with this I also had some questions such as who am I? And where we go after death? Who god? And has any one seen him? & what does he look like?
At the age of 17 I was perplexed with life & was going through a time of great torments with my self struggle, inward sorrow & emptiness which made me a lost person. When I say inward sorrow by which I mean I had no peace in heart and mind. Unemployment, no hope for tomorrow, peer’s pressure these most unfortunate happenings robbed my joy and left me hopeless and dejected though I looked perfectly fine from outside but inwardly I had no peace.
So, one night after having an argument with family members it so happened that I left home with no idea where I would go! I looked up toward the dark night asked the almighty who ever he was that “I do not want this type of life “…….. Surely the living lord heard this cry!
My older brother who got saved secretly told me about love of Jesus Christ and why He died on the cross. A pastor friend of my brother so happened to visit our home to offer prayers I told him about my misery, of mental heaviness which I would face every morning and that a pain that would torment me until the middle of each day. On that day a prayer for the healing was performed and I was healed! This experience was a real happening, as I was a Sikh and had nothing to do with any prayers of healing or felt no importance of any religious visitation. The reason I am narrating this as this occurred to me during the time of prayer I felt some divine source touched me. Oh I can never forget that peace and touch of the true and living Lord Jesus who is full of love and compassion .
The next morning my same brother asked me about my ‘‘wellness’’ I immediately told him of no pain or agony and I was feeling as light as feather. I can now easily distinguish the illness of heavy heart and mind to the state of being delivered. It was easy for me to make the contrast of my past and present state. I could tell the difference of once under the torment of pain to now the state of ecstasy .Upon hearing this he grabbed the opportunity of inviting me to the church to express my thanks to Jesus
I readily agreed and so on one particular Sunday morning service; during a time of prayer and worship I had another profound experience. It so happened when I visited the particular place of worship I did not know what to do as I knew only how I must behave in a Sikh religious place but totally new to church I only folded my hands to offer prayer so as soon as I folded my hands to offer my thanks and prayers a mighty force of light with a million, maybe many millions, of rays of light hit me and I was experienced what felt like a thunder bolt of electricity. It looked as if this mighty force was going to consume me and this wonderful experience of God almighty left me no where to escape and kept me spell bound for full service.
I felt relieved, realized the closeness and warmness of Jesus’ Love. I now wanted to experience this same power so decided to come back to the fellowship of Christian faith. All I now wanted is the same sweet touch of Jesus. This paved the way for me to surrender my total life to Jesus Christ.
I have experienced many things, many miracles, since then but I will only share a few. The Lord took to me to a large crusade meeting, done by Jesus Calls Ministries. Their servant of the lord sang a song which pierced through my heart that songs says “No never alone He promise never to leave me alone” the melody of this particular song made me cry. I cried and sobbed like a little child. After a while Jesus spoke to me through a voice saying “I will never leave you nor forsake you” which I later found, to my amazement, to be written in the Bible. A deep assurance filled my heart with confidence and joy that was unspeakable.
Also upon reading psalms I felt a deep touch of the spirit in the form oil being poured out on my mind to heal the hurts of the past. The past hurts of broken relationship, dashed hope and injuries caused by dear ones through spoken words. But, this pleasant experience of spiritual rejuvenation went on for many days. I was then able to bear witness to His name in small and large gatherings of people.
A time came for me to undergo a terrible experience of persecution from kith and kin. This came when the dear ones and close relatives started criticizing and hating for my stand on this new Christian faith and experience. They openly ridicule the very thought of following Christ and His teaching, it was horrible. Time on and off open rebuke while eating in the same house , being asked to leave home, many time slept outside .No more bible reading or attending church services, threats to life, no body wants to look at and talk, being looked at as worse sinner and faced open shame. Stern warnings and being ridicule by elders, all friends left and no one to cry for help. I never imagined this new life in Christ would make me go through these tortures. Through my experiences the great Lord has always upheld me and never left me forsaken. He has remained faithful and has made the way for me to come and study his word among the most enlighten teachers at Christ for the Nations. There I witnessed the Lord’s mighty move of power and love.
My vision is to plant cell Churches in India and elsewhere also. At present Lord have enabled us to plant two cell Churches in Punjab. We conduct School of Intercession every year in the villages, cities these are based on Invitation. The vision to fulfill great commission Mt 28:18, 19. Several Gospel meetings have been conducted in the heart of Punjab, India. Lord Jesus Christ took me to several places to be HIS witness.
May the Lord bless you abundantly for your taking your precious time to read the entire vision.
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