November 12, 2018: SOAP #3266:  Job 37, 38; 1Corinthians 12

Scripture:  1Corinthians (NIV) 12:13 For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink…
20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body…
25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other.

Observation:  Although Paul mentions the many different parts and many different assignments, there is ONLY ONE BODY!   It is the differences that make us useful and beneficial to the body.  But it is the LIFE that gives us value!  The LIFE makes us members of the SAME BODY!

Application: There are no insignificant parts!  I am to have “equal concern” (“anxious concern:” Wyeth) for all the parts of the body.  There is no place for favoritism in the body of Christ.  Each part’s value is not set by its function, but by the life that flows through it.

It is easy to have favorite parts of the body.  Some are better at giving aid and comfort.  Some see things just the way I see them.  Some are better at ministering to my needs.  So, I must grow up and mature to have “equal concern” for each member.

Prayer:  Holy Spirit, help me grow to see the life that flows through each believer.  Use me to minister to all the members of your body.  Amen

Pastor Leon
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