In a world that is so good at building walls, God is still in the business of expanding His kingdom and bringing people together from different parts of the world. We live in a generation where division sells. We are constantly told to stay in our lane, protect our space, and be suspicious of anyone who doesn’t look, talk, or worship like us. The scripture says, “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:28
Just as stated in our main scripture above, a lot of portions in the Bible tell us that grace is more powerful than tribe or power than anything that makes us different from others. As believers in Christ, we are brought together by the blood of Jesus, and the blood of Jesus is thicker than the bloodline of our families. We often think of family as who we were born to, but Kingdom Family is who we were reborn to belong to.
From the very beginning, God never intended for us to walk alone. He said in Genesis that it is not good for man to be alone, and that principle did not just apply to marriage. It applies to our faith. You cannot do Christianity or a divine assignment alone. The psalmist understood this when he wrote, “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” (Psalm 133:1)
Notice he didn’t say how common it is. He said how good and pleasant it is. Real unity among people from the same tribe is not very common in the first place. So, seeing people from different tribes, classes, cultures, or races walking together in unity is rare but beautiful. It is something that makes heaven stop and take notice. When people who have every reason to be divided choose to be united, God commands a blessing.
When you read that same chapter of Psalm further, it says, “It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard… For there the Lord commands the blessing, even life forevermore.” When Kingdom Family gathers, oil flows. Blessings are commanded. Life is released. Your life needs people, not just fans or followers, but family. (Psalm 133:2-3)
I read a story about a pastor who was from Rwanda. In 1994, his entire family was killed in the genocide by people from another tribe. For 20 years, he carried that pain. He became a Christian and even became a pastor, but in his heart, he could not sit at the same table with anyone from that tribe. He preached forgiveness but lived in prison.
One day, the pastor was invited for a leadership training in Kenya. On the last day, lunch was served. The organiser said, “We have randomly placed you at tables of six. You can sit with your countrymen or women.” He looked at his table—and his heart sank.
Sitting directly opposite the pastor was a woman from the very tribe that killed his family. He had tried to avoid the woman earlier when he recognised who she was, but God still brought them together at the same table. So, he decided to leave. However, the Holy Spirit whispered, “Stay at the table.” For 10 minutes, no one talked.
The woman who sensed what was going on started to share her own story—how she also lost her parents and how she grew up as an orphan, begging for forgiveness for what her tribe did, even though she was just a child then. She began to weep. So the pastor was broken. He stood up, walked to her side of the table, and hugged her. Right there, a 20-year war ended.
The pastor says that he thought he needed more prayer. What he needed was just to let go of the negative generalisation of a certain group of people! Kingdom Family doesn’t just teach forgiveness; it creates the table where forgiveness becomes possible. We can create a table to share joy and happiness and even resolve issues that fight against our oneness as God’s kingdom family on earth.
If you study the life of Jesus, you will notice something deeply human and deeply spiritual: He did almost everything around a table. He called the disciples while they were eating. He taught crowds after feeding them. He revealed Himself after His resurrection by breaking bread. Sitting around a table is the most honest place in the world.
At the table, we are not performing. We are not hiding. We eat, we talk, we laugh. We are human. Jesus knew that a shared meal can do what a powerful sermon sometimes cannot do—it tells someone, “You are welcome. You belong. There is space for you here.” This is what the early church understood and practised consistently.
The scripture says, “Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favour of all the people.” That means Kingdom Family is not just a Sunday thing. It is a daily table thing. It is inviting someone into your space, your life, your reality. (Acts 2:46-47)
I know life gets busy. We all have our own plates — literally and spiritually. But what if your lunch break could become a ministry? What if your dining table could become an altar? Some of the deepest healings you will ever receive will not come from a pulpit but from a conversation over food with people who genuinely love God and love you.
DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, ONE FATHER!
This is what makes Kingdom Family so beautiful. It defies logic. Look at the Apostle Paul’s words to a church that was divided by race, class, and culture—Jews and Gentiles who hated each other for generations: “Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household.” Ephesians 2:19
In the same chapter, the scripture says, “For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility.” Jesus didn’t just die to forgive your sins. He died to destroy the dividing wall. In Kingdom Family, there is no “us” and “them”. There is only “we”. Ephesians 2:14
When you see a fellowship or worship centre with people from different cultures, classes, and colours or even take a look at the feature picture I use for this message, you can literally see Ephesians 2:19 in manifestation. No foreigners. No strangers. Just household members. Just family. People who might never have met in the natural world are now laughing over drinks and food because Jesus brought us to the same table.
Why should we pursue this kind of family so passionately? At the end of the day, the world will not remember our titles nor our achievements. They will remember how we made them feel. Did they feel like family? It is also a way to practise heaven on earth! The scripture says, “After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb.” Revelation 7:9
Heaven will not be segregated. Heaven will not have VIP sections based on nationality. There will be one table. One family. One song. So we might as well start practising now. We practise heaven every time we choose fellowship over suspicion, choose to listen instead of label or choose to pull up a chair for someone different from us.
The Apostle John reminds us how serious this is: “Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.” Our love for God is validated by our love for family – visible, diverse, sometimes inconvenient family. (1 John 4:20)
The beauty of Kingdom Family is not that we are all the same. The beauty is that though we are so different, we have been made one by one Spirit, one blood, one Father. Our main scripture says, “There is neither Jew nor Gentile; neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:28)
Today, may God give you eyes to see family where you once saw strangers. May He give you grace to forgive past hurts from church, class, race, culture or a tribe and open your heart again. If you do this, may you achieve success more than you have ever achieved in your career. May God anoint your home, your office, and your conversations. May your lunch hour become a place where people taste and see that the Lord is good in Jesus’ name.
Let’s Pray: Father, thank You for making me part of Your family. Forgive me for the times I built walls instead of tables. Today, I receive Your love, and I release Your love. Use me to bring Your family together. Let my life carry an atmosphere of a welcoming spirit, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
May the Lord bless you and keep you; may the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. May the Lord lift His countenance upon you and give you peace.