One Family in Christ
“My dear brothers and sisters, I have a serious concern I need to bring up with you, for I have been informed by those of Chloe’s house church that you have been destructively arguing among yourselves. And I need to bring this up because each of you is claiming loyalty to different preachers. Some are saying, “I am a disciple of Paul,” or, “I follow Apollos,” or, “I am a disciple of Peter the Rock,” and some, “I belong only to Christ.” But let me ask you, is Christ divided up into groups? Did I die on the cross for you? At your baptism did you pledge yourselves to follow Paul?” (1 Corinthians 1:11-13 TPT)
Denominationalism. We shouldn’t be split into different groups just because we have different opinions in doctrine. At the end of the day, everyone who places their faith in Jesus as Lord is a child of God. We are children of God, belonging to the same royal family.
One of the saddest things is to see family members tearing each other apart because of some disagreements. Some can’t even stand to be in the same room with a sibling because of an argument that happened decades ago.
The unchangeable truth is that we are one body of Christ. We have the same Holy Spirit in us. Same Abba God and same Lord Jesus.
“Be faithful to guard the sweet harmony of the Holy Spirit among you in the bonds of peace, being one body and one spirit, as you were all called into the same glorious hope of divine destiny. For the Lord God is one, and so are we, for we share in one faith, one baptism, and one Father. And He is the perfect Father who leads us all, works through us all, and lives in us all!” (Ephesians 4:3-6 TPT)
If there are any grievances, the solution is to forgive just as God has forgiven us in Christ Jesus. We were forgiven of a huge debt we couldn’t pay, so why should we bear grudges against others for comparatively insignificant debts?
“Tolerate the weaknesses of those in the family of faith, forgiving one another in the same way you have been graciously forgiven by Jesus Christ. If you find fault with someone, release this same gift of forgiveness to them.” (Colossians 3:13 TPT)
When the body of Christ is bonded and walking by love, we are strong. The devil wants us to be divided up into denominations and hating each other, because we are weakened when separated. It’s like a body being dismembered.
It is understandable that we operate by different local churches. After all, we live in different parts of the world.
The idea of a local church is recognized and accepted by Jesus—He spoke individual messages to each of the seven churches of Asia in the Book of Revelation.
But there shouldn’t be rivalry or hatred between local churches. Instead there should be unity, love and peace, demonstrating by helping each other in areas of need.
“Yahweh said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is what they begin to do. Now nothing will be withheld from them, which they intend to do.” (Genesis 11:6 WEB)
There is great power in unity. When the body of Christ operate as one, fueled by Christ-like love, nothing will be withheld from us.
Demonic strongholds will come crashing down and multitudes of souls will be won for God’s kingdom!
Thanks for reading this devotional! I am saving up in preparation because my wife and I are actively believing for a second child. Gynecologist visits, Hospital Delivery fees and Pediatrician visits in Singapore are very expensive. The Lord will provide through His faithful people.
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How to Go from Barely Surviving, to Prospering and Thriving
“The children of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land. They ate the manna until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan.” (Exodus 16:35 WEB)
Despite all the complaining and unbelief of the children of Israel, God still rained manna out of the sky to feed them daily. They never lacked provision, and were faithfully fed every day until Joshua brought them entered the promised land.
After that, the manna ceased because God provided food for them through the fruit of the land.
Imagine if the manna only fell when the children of Israel were living by faith. They would be starving daily because they were an exceedingly unbelieving generation!
Praise God that it is by His faithfulness, not our own. He provides daily bread for us as a loving father fulfills the responsibility of feeding his family.
“Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever. They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied. But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish— vanish like smoke. The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously. For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off. A man’s goings are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way. Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand. I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread. All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His offspring is blessed. Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever. For Yahweh loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off. The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.” (Psalms 37:18-29 WEB)
In his psalm, David talks about how God takes care of the saints (believers who are righteous in Christ) and feeds them even in the time of evil and in the days of famine.
There is a unique behavior of the saints described in it. They are generous givers, as if they are oblivious to the evil or famine around them. They live by faith in God and not by fear of lack. The seeds they sow in love lead to abundant harvests, such that there is no lack.
Dear brethren, God will surely feed you with daily bread. You’re still alive today because He has been faithful to feed you, and He shall continue to do so.
When God supplies you with seed for food, be wise and don’t just eat all the seeds.
People who always lack usually just spend money without giving or investing.
There is no abundant harvest to expect because there’s no seeds sown.
Even though the children of Israel were always fed by God in the wilderness, they never really prospered abundantly until they were in the promised land and began sowing.
Whenever you receive a new batch of seeds, sow a portion of them and you shall grow and grow until you become very great.
That’s how to move from barely surviving, to prospering and thriving—just like our patriarchs of faith, Abraham and Isaac, who prospered even in times of famine.
“There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, to Gerar...Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year one hundred times what he planted. Yahweh blessed him. The man grew great, and grew more and more until he became very great. He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.” (Genesis 26:1, 12-14 WEB)
We are living in a time of evil and the days of famine, brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Let us be strengthened in faith that we will not just come out of this barely surviving, but prospering and thriving!
Our good Abba God will keep feeding us with daily bread—both spiritual and physical.
The world may have a gloomy outlook for the future, but with God we have a good future and a secure hope!
Thanks for reading this devotional! I am saving up in preparation because my wife and I are actively believing for a second child. Gynecologist visits, Hospital Delivery fees and Pediatrician visits in Singapore are very expensive. The Lord will provide through His faithful people. If you feel led to sow a love gift towards my “Baby Delivery Fund”, you can do so here:
https://ko-fi.com/miltongohblog
For a gift of $10 and above, you will receive my new eBook “Messiah’s Miracles: The Power of Having Faith in Jesus Christ” which expounds on all the 37 recorded miracles of Jesus in the four gospels.
Your name will also be written on my “Baby Delivery Benefactors” board and a photo will be posted after the goal is met.
Thanks for your love gift. Our God will richly multiply a harvest of blessings back to you so you can be well provided for every good work!
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《天天父母親節》(English version below)
EVERYDAY IS FATHER'S AND MOTHER'S DAY
妳你知不知道,妳你是怎麼出現在這人間的?妳你知不知道,妳你的眼睛,是如何能見到光明,見到這世界的?妳你知不知道,妳你的耳朵,是如何能聽見聲音的?妳你知不知到,妳你的鼻子,是如何能夠呼吸的?妳你知不知道,妳你的舌頭,是如何能嚐到百味的?妳你知不知道,妳你的口,是如何能說話的?妳你知不知道,妳你的身體如何有的?這一切都是我們父母的精和卵結合的生命,還有十月懷胎、安胎、養胎,以及臨盆時的恐慌,與危險而所造就的。
佛、道、儒三教,皆大力倡導孝心、孝行。若妳你說妳你不必行孝,
原因一:妳你是西方信仰。
原因二:妳你無任何信仰。
原因三:妳你是孤兒。
原因四:妳你父母已不在人世。
原因五:妳你不是父母最寵的孩子。
告訴妳你,西方信仰的教義,其實就同中國的儒教,提倡己立而立人,己達而達人,也就是先把人的基礎,給打好。有人將儒教,歸類爲人乘,這段落的開頭吾已寫到,儒教也大力倡導孝心孝行,西方信仰既同於儒教人乘,都在講做人的基礎,哪有不必行孝這種邪說與歪理。除非這人不想做人,祇想做畜生。
行孝根本和信仰,毫無關係。行孝乃是做人的基本良知,倫理的道德。因此,祇要妳你是人的話,行孝是天經地義的。孤兒的由來,依然是爸媽的精卵,依然懷妳你,托著妳你,含著生命的危險,才把妳你給生出來。要不然,妳你連孤兒,這兩個字都沒有。生父生母妳妳或許,沒機會盡孝行孝,但妳你可以好好的孝敬孝敬養父養母呀!若父母已不在人世的妳你,可以天天唸佛修法,迴向她他們轉投更好的境界。要不妳你最起碼,也應奉公守法,不爲非作歹,行坐皆正啊!吾,玳瑚師父,實實在在,告訴妳你,吾並不是父母最寵的孩子,但吾自修自正,大力以佛法與玄學,廣利冥陽眾生,也常爲她他們法會報名與主祈,修法迴向之等等,以報父母難報之恩啊!
很多人總喜歡在所謂的父親節及母親節時,帶父母上餐館用餐,或包個利市給父母,或買個禮物送父母,或帶父母出國遊玩。這些是無可厚非的,也是人之常情。不過,這裡有幾點,大家必需得有所認知,才能真正的算得上,慶祝父母親節。
一、父母親節並不是,中華民族所定立。
二、帶父母親上餐館、出國遊玩、送禮物,是慶祝但更是享樂。
反一切的享與用,都是在消耗我們的福。而我們的福一旦被享完,災禍也就隨後跟著來。這些就是爲什麼,前幾天才慶祝父母親節,家裡其中一老就身體有恙,工作上、生意上皆不順逐等等。古德有言,聖哲有言、祖師有言,每天晨起向父母微笑請安、隨順父母,與父母一同昇華心靈,對父母關懷備至,遠比唯在父母親節,給於她他們的「享與用」,來得更實在更實惠。表示對父母的感恩,不是也不可在一年一度裡,而是將以上吾所寫的,實現在每一天裡,這就是天天父母親節。
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Do you know how did you appear in this human world? Have you got any idea how you get the ability of sight to see light, and this world? Do you know how your ears are able to hear sounds? How about your nose? Do you know how you can breath through it? Do you know how you can taste a hundred different flavors through your tongue? Not forgetting your mouth, do you know how you get the ability to speak? Lastly, do you know how your body is formed? All these are attributed to our parents' sperm and egg, the 10-month pregnancy, miscarriage prevention, fetal nourishment, not to mention the fear and danger when it is time to give birth to us.
The 3 schools of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism all strongly advocate the virtues of filial piety. If you say that there is no need to be filial, there must be a few reasons:
Reason No. 1: You are of a western faith and religion.
Reason No. 2: You have no faith or religion at all.
Reason No. 3: You are an orphan.
Reason No. 4: Your parents have already passed on.
Reason No. 5: You are not your parents' most doted child.
Let me tell you thus, the Western faith preaches similar dogma to that of the Chinese Confucian school of thought: Just as you would like to establish yourself in the world, so allow others to establish themselves. Just as you seek to understand things, so allow others the same opportunity. In other words, first lay a solid foundation as a human being. Some people classify Confucianism as The Way To Be A Human Being. As I wrote at the beginning of this paragraph, Confucianism also strongly espouses the virtues of filial piety, and the Western faith is similar to Confucianism in preaching the foundation qualities a human should have.
Therefore, it is nonsense and evil saying that one does not need to perform filial duties. Unless this person does not wish to be a human, but only an animal.
Being filial has absolutely nothing to do with faith and religion. It is the basic foundation of the human conscience and moral principles. Therefore, as long as you are a human, being filial piety is the unalterable principle of Heaven and Earth. Even an orphan is borne out of his or her parents' sperm and egg, and the exhaustion and risk of the pregnancy period and delivery. Without this, you won't even be able to be called an orphan. As an orphan, you may not have the opportunity to perform filial duties to your biological parents, but you can do it dutifully for your foster parents!
If your parents are no longer alive, you can recite the Buddha's name and perform spiritual cultivation everyday, and dedicate the merits to a better afterlife for them. Or at the very least, you can abide by the law, abstain from evil doings and be a righteous person in your daily living! I, Master Dai Hu, can honestly tell you that I am not my parent's favourite child. However, I self-studied and corrected myself. I put in great effort to benefit sentient beings, both in the worlds of the living and the dead, with Dharma and Chinese Metaphysics. In addition, I accumulate merits for them by regularly registering them as primary supplicants in numerous puja sessions, and through my daily Buddhist practices, etc. All these to repay the huge and impossible-to-repay debt of gratitude to my parents!
On the other hand, all forms of enjoyment and usage exhaust our store of good fortune. When our good fortune are fully depleted, misfortune will strike. This is why a few days after a Father's or Mother's Day celebration, you encounter situations like sickness in one of the old folks at home, obstacles in your career or business, etc. The ancient virtuous teachers, sages and masters have these sayings, that we should greet our parents with a smile every morning, follow their wishes, and progress spiritually together with them. We must also show meticulous care and concern towards them.
These practical actions speak volumes, and dwarf the once-a-year showering of dinner and gifts on Father's or Mother's Day, for their indulgence and usage.
Expressing our gratitude to our parents cannot be performed only on a single day each year. Follow what I wrote above, and actualize your filial piety every day. And we will have Father's and Mother's Day every day.
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