ONE BODY IN CHRIST

REFERENCE
1 Corinthians 12:12-27

As believers God expects us to function as one body in Christ. We all occupy different offices and have different callings and gifts, but we need to work together as a single unit in order so we can arrive at our destination quicker. It is our duty to look out for each other in the body because If one part becomes weak or fails, it will definitely affect the rest of the body.

Sometimes, people tend to envy those with the more visible or prominent gifts in the body; they even get to the point of wanting to function in the offices of such ones which is absolutely unnecessary, because those who work behind the scenes and the ones who are more visible will each receive their reward from God.

Besides, the preacher up there in the pulpit cannot function all by him/herself without the help of sound engineers, media team, ushers, cleaners, etc, so we must each understand our limitations and the need therefore for others, to be effective in the body. The truth remains, that we all matter and are very important to God and we are here to achieve a single purpose; Let’s then learn to work without competition, appreciating others for what they do and the positions they occupy.

May we walk in the spirit of TOGETHERNESS this Thursday!

ADDITIONAL STUDY
1 Corinthians 3:5-7, Proverbs 18:1 and Ecclesiastes 4:9&10.

PRAYER POINT
Pray that you will not disregard the role God has given you to play in the body, but rather that you will function well with the rest of the body in achieving uncommon results for the kingdom.