stephen goswami
November 4th 2008, 10:00 AM
After emigrating to U.S.A. my younger brother has become wealthy, antichristian and terribly haughty. He recently tore trampled and threw away pictures of Christ in our Indian home. He is bullying, abusing all. Hating me most he tries to stop my Christian activities by all means. He had ruined himself too. With two divorces in the past he is alienating his present family also. Now he lives on dialysis and constant operations.
He violently rejects all my counsels. So only way I can help him is by prayers, which seems futile.
When I complained to Jesus, he said “this is to remind you constantly, from what wreck like your brother I had saved you. You might have become worse than him. This will spur you towards more Christian perfection. People often forget the depth of deliverance by me unless reminded and so fall back.”
This is true. My vices drove me away from home to the streets at twelve years age. There I harmed myself, others and would have continued it until my premature death and hell. But Christ saved me at 18 years age. Now when I confront my brother I realize that I am confronting my past from which Jesus has saved me. So I can thank Jesus positively.
He violently rejects all my counsels. So only way I can help him is by prayers, which seems futile.
When I complained to Jesus, he said “this is to remind you constantly, from what wreck like your brother I had saved you. You might have become worse than him. This will spur you towards more Christian perfection. People often forget the depth of deliverance by me unless reminded and so fall back.”
This is true. My vices drove me away from home to the streets at twelve years age. There I harmed myself, others and would have continued it until my premature death and hell. But Christ saved me at 18 years age. Now when I confront my brother I realize that I am confronting my past from which Jesus has saved me. So I can thank Jesus positively.