SEPTEMBER 26
THE BODY HAS MANY MEMBERS
1 Corinthians 12:12-14
For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit. For the body is not one member, but many. (WEB)
Every part of our body has a different function. The function of the hand is completely different from that of the foot. Although each part is unique, they all work together in harmony to help the body do what it is meant to do.
Similarly, each person in the Body of Christ is unique in their own way. In Ephesians 2:20, the Apostle Paul tells us that we are all His workmanship. One translation describes each one of us as God's 'masterpiece'. The challenge we sometimes face in church life is feeling threatened by the differences between us and other brothers and sisters. Sometimes, we confuse the idea of unity with sameness.
The truth is that our God and Father created each of us uniquely, and only when each part fulfills its special role can we see the true beauty of the Body of Christ. I am not supporting a diversity that claims there are many paths to God, because there is only one way, and that is through our elder brother Jesus Christ.
But in Christ, within His body, we each play a distinct role. My prayer today is that we recognize the uniqueness of how our Father has created us. He didn't make us to mirror someone else; He designed us to be a one-of-a-kind expression of Him. May we all experience a fresh freedom today to be the masterpiece our Father intended.
Ephesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them. (WEB)
For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit. For the body is not one member, but many. (WEB)
Every part of our body has a different function. The function of the hand is completely different from that of the foot. Although each part is unique, they all work together in harmony to help the body do what it is meant to do.
Similarly, each person in the Body of Christ is unique in their own way. In Ephesians 2:20, the Apostle Paul tells us that we are all His workmanship. One translation describes each one of us as God's 'masterpiece'. The challenge we sometimes face in church life is feeling threatened by the differences between us and other brothers and sisters. Sometimes, we confuse the idea of unity with sameness.
The truth is that our God and Father created each of us uniquely, and only when each part fulfills its special role can we see the true beauty of the Body of Christ. I am not supporting a diversity that claims there are many paths to God, because there is only one way, and that is through our elder brother Jesus Christ.
But in Christ, within His body, we each play a distinct role. My prayer today is that we recognize the uniqueness of how our Father has created us. He didn't make us to mirror someone else; He designed us to be a one-of-a-kind expression of Him. May we all experience a fresh freedom today to be the masterpiece our Father intended.
Ephesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them. (WEB)