SCRIPTURE: 2Corinthians (NIV) 12:17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. 19 If they were all one part, where would the body be?…
27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
OBSERVATION: It is a fact that we have hands and feet; that we can see. But there is another fact that can only be understood with special revelation. It is a fact, but just not as obvious. That these parts are present in the body is obvious, but how they got there must be deduced from an outside source. Here the Bible says that the parts of the body were designed and placed by God, just as He wanted them to be. They are present at His pleasure!
APPLICATION: Being securely attached means that the life of the body flows to me, and through me. If it does not flow through me, it will soon stop flowing to me. I need to keep the lines in both directions open and unclogged by resentment or unforgiveness.
As members of my physical body cannot move themselves to another location in my body, I cannot move myself from one part of the body of Christ to another part without doing harm. Physical transplants require a skilled surgeon. Spiritually transplanting one believer from one body to another requires the work of the Holy Spirit.
PRAYER: Lord, you have placed me in your body “just as you wanted me to be.” Sometimes it was not clear to me why you sent me where you did, but now I am so glad I had the clarity of mind to follow you. You had a plan for me and prepared me to do your will. Holy Spirit, help the SOAP readers to trust your leading and find the joy that comes in doing as you direct. Amen
Pastor Leon
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