3- 9 February 2014
Long-awaited and unfortunately already behind us – this year’s fellowship days in Aeschi. These days are special due to the pleasant encounters with valuable persons, as well as the fellowship with one another. Excellent food, the sound of alphorns which greet the new day, songs and yodeling which resound to the LORD’S glory and last but not least encouraging teaching round off these days. This year’s topic was “equipping”. God seeks a people for himself which is ready to be equipped by HIM, which loves HIM and is loved by HIM and which decides to belong altogether to HIM. A word which briefly but impressively sums this up is, “Belong wholly to HIM or let it wholly alone.” This means simply that we are challenged to make a decision. Do I really want to do this? Jesus challenged us to count the costs before making a decision. Dear friends, this is the beginning and is an aspect of discipleship. Decide to belong wholly to Jesus, to follow HIM and obey him or leave it alone entirely. God hates to be lukewarm. All or nothing. Hot or cold. His full blessing flourishes when we allow HIM to be God, Lord, lamb, king and lion in us. When we want to say, “It is no longer I who live but Christ in me!”
These days passed all too quickly. There remains a warm parting and good wishes and anticipating the possibility of attending again next year.
K.W.
