1 Corinthians 12:12 (NKJV) 12 For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.
Each of us, as members of the body of Christ, has a different function.
The human body has many parts. They all function together, in unity, to accomplish a purpose; to keep us alive and healthy.
And so as the human body functions as many parts, working together in unity, so must the body of Christ function together in unity, as one, to keep the body alive.
We’ve taught on this topic in the past with regard to denominations. But today we want to touch base on it from a slightly different point of view.
It’s imperative that we understand who we are in Christ. And it’s important that we are secure in that, so the enemy doesn’t sway us or discourage us from being who God has made us to be.
Each of us has gifts and callings that have been given by God. And each of those gifts and callings is unique to us. It’s part of who God made us to be. I can’t operate in your gift. You can’t operate in mine. And nobody else can operate in yours or mine. It’s just the way it is.
There is great danger in trying to make others fit into our mold, just as there is great danger in others trying to make us fit into their mold. Yes, there are many things we will work in unity toward, with a common goal and objective; advancing and enlarging the kingdom of God.
But the second we start trying to make others walk in our gift and tread on the path God has set before us, we are on the road to trouble. And the second others start trying to make us walk in their gift and follow the path that God has set before them, we are in trouble.
If the heart tells the lungs it doesn’t need them, the body will die. If the liver tells the kidneys that they are no good because they are not like it, the body will begin to die. If the spleen tells the stomach that it needs to function the same way it does, somebody is in big trouble.
There is no place for exclusivity or elitism in the body of Christ. It’s time to put an end to looking down our noses at each other because of differences in how God made us and is using us.
We are one in Christ. His blood was shed for each and every one of us. And as we learn to accept each other and move together as one, we will defeat the enemy and bring victory to the earth in the form of God’s kingdom.
And we will do it in the way God has ordained, not by dividing the body.
Mark 3:24 (NKJV) 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
We love each and every one of you.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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