Each part is important to God. It takes all parts together to make the body of Christ!Today's Scripture:
A person's body is only one thing, but it has many parts. Though there are many parts to a body, all those parts make only one body. Christ is like that also.
1 Corinthians 12:12
No doubt some of you have seen reruns of the old Addams Family television show...they even have an M&M candy commercial using this family as characters. You'll remember Thing, the disembodied hand that rises up out of its box to write down a message or beckon a visitor into the parlor. Thing is funny, but also creepy in a cheesy, sixty's, black-and-white sort of way, because everybody knows a hand can't live on its own. Without a body to be attached to, a hand quickly dies. There's no part of human body, in fact, that's self-sufficient. As important as the heart is, it can't survive without the kidneys or espohagus. It works the other way around, too. Even those parts of the body that seem unimportant or less than respectable play a vital role in the functioning of the whole system. Nobody would want to be a lower intestine, but you'd be in a world of hurt without it. Even one missing toes means serious balance problems for the whole body.
The church is the body of Christ, and every part of it is important. You may feel like nobody. You may think you've got nothing to contribute to the life of the church. But you have a role to play, even if you're not sure what it is. And by the same token, nobody is so important that he or she can survive spiritually apart from the body.
You need the body of Christ. And the body needs you.
Selah people' and friends you have a role to play in the church, even if you don't know exactly what it is. Don't be discouraged. And don't even think about going it alone if you're serious about your spiritual health.
"Peace be with you and all the rest of the members of the body of Christ."
Your pastor,
Rev Muston (PreacherPatrick)
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