PASTOR JOHN CAO’S FIRST TESTIMONY AFTER RELEASE | PART 3: MORE WILLING TO BE BROKEN AND MOLDED
PART 3: MORE WILLING TO BE BROKEN AND MOLDED
At that time, although there was a high wall trying to block the power of God, the power of God pierced through the high wall, and every day I felt the presence of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit with me, and I felt the presence of my brothers and sisters. Each and every single one of you here, we love God, we love our neighbors, and our Lord loves us. Everything I did could be put out in the open, instead, those who misunderstand us do things that are hard to bring out and say publicly.
Of course, I do not complain about these people. We look at history, starting with the Lord Jesus, if he was not misunderstood and attacked by this world, then the cross would be meaningless. The meaning of the cross is that when God loved the world, He gave His one and only begotten Son, and then, let us experience how much God loves us, His love is long, wide, deep, and high. At this time, we endure hardships, and we also feel joy, for God has made us feel that it is a wonderful thing to rejoice with the Lord when He comes.
Before, I didn’t understand why Wang Mingdao was released, just signed something and he could come out. He really walked out, but later he ran back, which was a bit foolish. According to today’s standards, this is foolish. I said when I was in prison, I had a wonderful communion with the saints. Now I realize why Wang Mingdao was willing to go back to prison and suffer. This is called the benefit of those who love God, and the first person to benefit is ourselves, I wouldn’t have known it if I hadn’t gone through these sufferings.
Now I am more willing to have my life broken. Before, I wondered how can we become a perfect and flawless person as the Bible says? After seven years of suffering, because God is with me, so becoming a flawless person is something we can achieve, not something we cannot achieve because it is not something we can do on our own, it is the strength that God gives us to help us.
EPILOGUE: I WANT LIFE TO CONTINUE, PRAYER TO NEVER CEASE
Thanks be to the Lord, I have written some poems, but they are not good enough to be revealed yet, many brothers and sisters have encouraged me, and I also know it is to help me receive God better inside (prison). I plan to spend some time organizing them.
And as much as possible, in appropriate circumstances, if you, my brothers and sisters, are willing to accept me, I am happy to share; at that time, in the end, times, what is most important.
I have been out of touch with society for these seven years, I don’t know a lot of things. The police officer told me, “This thing is for this purpose, that thing is for that purpose,” I don’t know any of it.
Brothers and sisters, no matter how the material world changes, no matter how prosperous it becomes, human nature does not change, and God’s grace does not change. I am willing to visit everyone, if there is a need on your end, now I have made up my mind to always be ready to share my hope with anyone, and I am also happy to visit you all in the future, to continue to receive everyone’s prayers and encouragement.
Today, this is our small conclusion, but we will continue. My lawyer told me in prison, “You are not alone in prison, so our prayers must continue.” There are other brothers and sisters who need our prayers. We cannot stop.
We must continue to move forward. Some people ask, “What will you do after you are released?” I am 65 years old this year and could retire, but as a servant of God, there is no retirement. We must continue to testify for the Lord until we meet Him face to face. For me, there is no talk of retirement. I want life to continue, and prayer to never cease. I have many, many things to say here, but I think everyone is tired, so let’s slowly count the blessings in the future.
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PASTOR JOHN CAO’S FIRST TESTIMONY AFTER RELEASE | PART 1: PRAYERS THAT TRANSCENDS THE PRISON WALLS
PASTOR JOHN CAO’S FIRST TESTIMONY AFTER RELEASE | PART 2: NEVER BOW DOWN TO AUTHORITY
