Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
Romans 12:4-5
An arm detached from the body is just a dead and useless body part. I belong to others because I belong to Christ. I find my freedom to be what God has made me to be, and the Body finds its power and usefulness as I offer myself to be used for the good of the Body and the work of the Lord. Too many times I think this is limited to the church but I believe this is much more expansive than the local church. It is the local, regional, state, country, global body of believers who need to work as a unit as the church of Jesus Christ is at work around the globe.
Dear Father, thank you for making me a part of something that is living, dynamic, powerful, and eternal. Thank you for giving me special abilities and gifts to use in the Body of Christ. Please help me find and use my gifts and abilities for the good of your people and to glorify you today on the Adventure in Middle Grove.
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