Tag: devotion

God Allows Satan’s Side to Strike First

But in the end, he has to return everything, after adding to it some original goodness that is in him.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 375

    What must you do to become a global figure? You cannot become one merely on the basis of human morality or just by making people your central concern. If your central concern relates to human beings, you will not be able to go beyond the national level. It is that which is of heaven that will enable you to step beyond the national level. Without a philosophy that embraces heaven and earth, you cannot transcend the nation. (38-260, 1971.1.8)

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1611

    Until now I have not told you to obey my words absolutely. We need to follow faithfully this historic course, the providential course of history for the sake of God. I have not taught you the course of the providence of restoration for the sake of Rev. Moon of the Unification Church.
    I too am following this path, marching forward towards the ultimate goal of God, our Lord, and the goal of humankind, which stands as the object. Since these two goals failed to culminate at one point, it is the aim of the Divine Principle and Unification Thought to bring this matter to a conclusion. (71-64, 1974.4.28)

Cheon Seong Gyeong
Selections from the Speeches of Rev. Sun Myung Moon 

Book 7
Etiquette and Ceremonies
Chapter 3

Worship Service and Etiquette in Church Life

Summary:
A strong life of faith is defined by a heart that feels a constant, powerful drive to serve the world and follow God’s will. When you focus on selfless love and sacrifice, you are training yourself for your true spiritual home, whereas being self-centered pushes God away. Even though it might seem like the “evil” side wins by being aggressive first, God’s way is to allow the “good” side to be struck and then eventually reclaim everything with even more blessings added. Because of this, you should treat every moment as a precious, irreplaceable opportunity to show your devotion, staying determined to give your best and live for others even when it is difficult.
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Can You Say “I Have Done All That I Could Have Done?”

And God can see you are leaving after having done everything you could, even though you could not complete your mission, then God will return to you in excess of your effort.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 620

    If you long to see someone, even if a wall is placed to stop you from seeing that person, there will be occasions where you climb over that wall. Such things will happen even if I keep quiet. This is because the spirit world fills up that gap. When I was imprisoned in Heungnam prison, I did not witness to people with words. I witnessed to people without words. The same holds true for you. The spirit world was mobilized to help me, because otherwise something terrible would have happened. The same holds true for you. So, if you are going to the countryside, you should mobilize spiritual support in the same way. I have been to every well-known place in the sixties.
    Think about who you are going to meet today on the road. Think about what kind of person the first person you meet will be like. What about the second? What about the third? At the same time, you should pray to God, “What kind of person will it be? I would like to meet such and such a person today.” You feel good if your thoughts and prayers come true, and through such experiences your spiritual senses will develop.
    When that happens, as soon as you go out on the street, you will start feeling you are going to meet such and such people today. A person’s spirit is able to connect with others without limit. You will be surprised if your intuition on what kind of person you will meet that day becomes reality. There are many instances in which what you think and the intuition given by the spirit world will often become reality in perfect accord with each other. You have to grow through the accumulation of these experiences. (30-150, 1970.3.21) Continue reading “Can You Say “I Have Done All That I Could Have Done?””

Would God Want You to Lay Down Your Life?

If you are totally miserable doing so, or would He prefer it if, intoxicated with love and not knowing whether you would live or die…

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1880

    The ocean should not be still. Water does not die when it is moving. Even water poured into a bowl would last for eternity if it were moving. If it is in motion, it will not die. When a ship that is used for ocean fishing departs from port, it carries a year and a half or two years’ supply of water. Because of the waves that water sloshes about and would not spoil even if you drink it hundreds of years later. When water moves, it does not spoil. But when it stops moving, it soon spoils. Isn’t water truly unique? That is how it is
with water. (296-200, 1998.11.9)

Cheon Seong Gyeong 79

    God’s heart is found not only in God’s word but also in all things He created. In heaven and earth, God’s heart is everywhere. This is why we say that there is nowhere that God doesn’t dwell – that is, God is omnipresent. Since God’s heart is found in the things you see, if you want to be in His heart you should have the heart to embrace those things and all that exists in heaven and on earth as yours. This is God’s heart.
    A person that reaches the highest point on the religious way is one who belongs within the heart of God. The one whose heart sings eternally even at the sight of a flying bird or a fragrant flower does not dwell among all things of creation but, rather, within God’s heart. (8-180, 1959.12.13)

Cheon Seong Gyeong

Selections from the Speeches of Rev. Sun Myung Moon

Book 7
Etiquette and Ceremonies
Chapter 1

Etiquette for Attending God

Section 3. True Father’s Way of Attending God

3.1. Sincerity moves Heaven

    What does it mean for you to serve with all your heart, with your entire mind, and with all your devotion? Continue reading “Would God Want You to Lay Down Your Life?”

How Can God and Human Beings Become One?

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Cheon Seong Gyeong 2158

    Who did you say that the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth resembles? Us. It resembles us. Individuals such as us gather together and that forms a nation. Just as I have my own mind, the nation must have sovereignty. Just as I have a personal identity, there must be a national people. And just as people interact with the created universe, so a nation must have its national territory.
    Within this basic principle, the people control the national territory, and the sovereignty governs the people. This national territory, people, and sovereignty are the three essential elements that form a nation. That is how things are.
    If you look at human beings, the basic principle is that our mind controls our body, and our body controls nature. Because of this principle, if you look at the entire world, the definitive conclusion is that it consists of heaven, earth and mankind. What did you say that Heaven is? It is the same as the human mind, so it is also the same as the sovereignty. Humankind is the nation’s citizenry, and the earth is the created world. In the end, whom does the nation resemble? It all resembles your individual self.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1062

In Blessed Families, the man stands as a physical representative of Jesus and the woman stands as a physical representative of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, the Blessed families should dash forward to rescue the Korean people without delay, just as Jesus and the Holy Spirit did for the people of Israel. Thus Blessed families can begin their mission as tribal messiahs. (21-284, 1968.12.1)

Devotion

3. Devotion to God as a Bride for Her Bridegroom

Teachings of Rev. Sun Myung Moon

God is the eternal Lord of our bodies and the eternal Lord of our hearts. Consider the most loving couple in the original world: The wife will not resent the husband for loving God more than he loves her. Likewise, the wife may love God more than she loves her husband, but the husband will not complain, “Why do you love God more than you love me?” The Kingdom of Heaven is the world where both husband and wife rejoice to see such a thing. God is our Subject Partner, transcending any earthly love. He is the eternal Lord of our bodies. As long as God embraces us in His bosom, as long as we dwell within His garden, we do not mind if we die right there. Since our hearts are united with their eternal Lord, what more could we ask for? (7:255, September 20, 1959) Continue reading “How Can God and Human Beings Become One?”

Never Without the Lord May I Live


Peaceful Families; Peaceful World Workshop-May 27 to May 29
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May 27- Abstinence-Centered Curriculum Training
May 28- Unification Principle Study
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Register by May 24th

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1950

    The completion of restoration comes about when three people and nations that were divided become one. This is the Principle point of view. This kind of theory can be applied anywhere. Where is the Adam nation in terms of Europe? In terms of the entire free world, it is America. Why? Because it was born from England. England prospered during the age of the queen. In the sixteenth century during Queen Elizabeth’s reign, England built maritime cities and began to control the oceans of the world, leading to the colonization of America.
    How did Great Britain gain control over the oceanic rights of the world? Britain, an oceanic nation, was the Eve nation. Since it was a female nation and an island nation, it opened up and controlled the oceans of the world. That is how it made America its colony. America is like a son to Britain, so Eve should be the one to give birth to an ideal husband. Otherwise, an ideal husband cannot be born. (119-241, 1982.9.13)

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1063

Concerning the process of re-creation, to give and give again for the sake of others is the same as God expending Himself in the act of creation. To invest oneself is the act of creating one’s second self; it is the same as God investing Himself for the sake of Creation. The works of re-creation follow the course of restoration through indemnity; indemnity is carried out through the works of recreation. Therefore, re-creation can only come about when you invest yourself. For this reason, it is a reasonable conclusion to say that sacrifice is inevitable. (82-240, 1976.1.31)

Devotion

3. Devotion to God as a Bride for Her Bridegroom

Upon my bed by night
I sought him whom my soul loves;
I sought him, but found him not;
I called him, but he gave no answer.
“I will rise now and go about the city,
in the streets and in the squares;
I will seek him whom my soul loves.”
I sought him, but found him not.
The watchmen found me,
as they went about the city.
“Have you seen him whom my soul loves?”
Scarcely had I passed them,
when I found him whom my soul loves.
I held him, and would not let him go
until I had brought him into my mother’s house,
and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
    Song of Solomon 3.1-4 Continue reading “Never Without the Lord May I Live”