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Today’s Verse – 1 Corinthians 12:14
Now the body is not made up of one part but of many.
Thoughts on Today’s Verse…
The human body is an amazing arrangement of parts, members, vital organs, systems, and interdependent structures. When the body is healthy, these many different organic structures and systems work together, and the human body can do amazing things. The same is true with the Body of Christ! As long as we each do our part and offer our gifts and abilities for the good of the whole, Christ can do amazing things through us! Both the Body as a whole, functioning as the presence of Christ, and each structure and system and part working as it is gifted to do are essential and interdependent. You, in your role, using your giftedness and fulfilling your purpose, are essential if we, the Body of Christ as a whole, are going to be able to serve the world as Jesus’ presence among people he longs to seek, serve, and save!
My Prayer…
Holy and loving Father, please help us each know our place and purpose in the Body of Christ so we can serve faithfully and productively to seek, serve, and save those in the world who need to know your Son’s grace and so we can bring glory to you, dear Father. May the Holy Spirit guide us as we use the giftedness the Spirit gave us, we pray. Amen.
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Indeed, the body is not made of one part but many, each unique and vital in its purpose. In the same way, as followers of Christ, we are all parts of His body – the church. Each of us is given different gifts and talents by the Holy Spirit, as stated in 1 Corinthians 12:4-6, “There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.”
Our task is not to compare or to compete, but to contribute our part for the good of all. Just as the eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” (1 Corinthians 12:21). We are to use our unique gifts and abilities to serve one another in love, to build up the body of Christ, and to bring glory to our Father in heaven.
So, let us pray, “Father, help us to recognize and use the gifts you have given us for the benefit of your kingdom. May we work together as one body, serving and loving each other, just as you have loved us. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”