| A Place for You |
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A Place for You
But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just
as He pleased.
— 1 Corinthians 12:18
The Bible likens the church to a family and to a physical body. We are
called as Christians to be functioning, participating, contributing
members of the body of Christ. We need to be a part of a body where
there is accountability, where there is friendship, and where there is
koinonia. We need to be a part of a body where we come to receive
and to learn, but we also need a place where we can contribute and
serve the Lord with the gifts He has given us.
In comparing the church to a body, the apostle Paul wrote, "But now
indeed there are many members, yet one body. And the eye cannot say
to the hand, 'I have no need of you'; nor again the head to the feet, 'I
have no need of you' " (1 Corinthians 12:20–21).
I do many things with my hands, but I don't think about how I am going to
use them. My hands just sort of do what they do. Underneath the skin,
everything is working together so I can use my hands. Each part of my
body is dependent on another part of my body.
In the same way, the church as a body is interdependent—we cannot
live and flourish apart from other believers. God wants us to engage. He
wants us to be a part of what He is doing. Attending church is not a
spectator sport. We are here to be a functioning part of His church.
Everyone has a job to do. Everyone has a need to serve. There is a
place for you. Are you doing your part?
But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just
as He pleased.
— 1 Corinthians 12:18
The Bible likens the church to a family and to a physical body. We are
called as Christians to be functioning, participating, contributing
members of the body of Christ. We need to be a part of a body where
there is accountability, where there is friendship, and where there is
koinonia. We need to be a part of a body where we come to receive
and to learn, but we also need a place where we can contribute and
serve the Lord with the gifts He has given us.
In comparing the church to a body, the apostle Paul wrote, "But now
indeed there are many members, yet one body. And the eye cannot say
to the hand, 'I have no need of you'; nor again the head to the feet, 'I
have no need of you' " (1 Corinthians 12:20–21).
I do many things with my hands, but I don't think about how I am going to
use them. My hands just sort of do what they do. Underneath the skin,
everything is working together so I can use my hands. Each part of my
body is dependent on another part of my body.
In the same way, the church as a body is interdependent—we cannot
live and flourish apart from other believers. God wants us to engage. He
wants us to be a part of what He is doing. Attending church is not a
spectator sport. We are here to be a functioning part of His church.
Everyone has a job to do. Everyone has a need to serve. There is a
place for you. Are you doing your part?