to The
Josh Link.
Many years ago, I asked the Lord about my specific
function in the Body of Christ. I was told that I would be a joint
(link). The Biblical text given to me was
Ephesians 4:11-16:
And He Himself
gave some to be apostles, some prophets,
some evangelists, and
some pastors and teachers,
for the equipping of the saints for
the work of ministry,
for the edifying of the body of Christ,
till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge
of the Son of God,
to a perfect man, to the measure of the
stature of the fullness of Christ;
that we should no longer be
children,
tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of
doctrine,
by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of
deceitful plotting,
but, speaking the truth in love,
may grow up
in all things into Him Who is the Head-- Christ--
from whom the
whole body,
joined and knit together by what every joint
supplies,
according to the effective working by which every part
does its share,
causes growth of the Body for the edifying of
itself in love.
Just as there are
many apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers, there
will be many joints or links. I am just one of them. As such, I have
chosen to call my website "thejoshlink."
I am a joint, not a
string. We are all eagles, once unclean but now cleaned by the blood
of Christ - once a sinner but now a saint. As eagles, we need no
strings attached, to hold us down or to tie others up. But as
eagles, we need to stay LINKED to other eagles, for healthy
relationships to be built up and for effective communication to
flow.
I earnestly hope that
through this website, we are able to communicate the love of God in
His power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honour and glory
and blessing (Rev 5:12).
Shalom,
Joshua Ong