September 17 2011

Body Movement

Reading: I Corinthians 12:14-21, 14Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. 15If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 16And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 17If 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? 18But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. 19If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20As it is, there are many parts, but one body. 21The eye cannot say to the hand, "I don't need you!" And the head cannot say to the feet, "I don't need you!"

To be honest and quite blunt, men, I wish all of our churches would spent an entire year on studying and preaching I Corinthians 12 and not stop until we get it. What a powerful chapter on what should be taking place within the Body of Christ, the Church. Notice, in these verses it consistently refers to the different parts as having a role; seeing, smelling, hearing, etc. All of the roles as prescribed are actions and/or contributions. As verse 21 states, we are all needed as a part of the body. On your physical body, you may think that your toes really don’t serve a purpose until they are gone; then you quickly realize what an amazing contribution to your sense of balance they made. Needed because they play a role, it may not be very noticeable, but a role nonetheless. The question here is… what role are you playing in the church? Have you heard the saying, 20% of the people, do 80% of the work? That is not the body, when that is the case. That is a body with a big nose and a few toes. God has given each of us a role to play. Simply sitting in a chair and getting fed by the preaching is not a role, it is not a contribution. We need to experience some body movement. Men, this may be very direct but we have to get moving.

Ask God to show you the role that He has for you to play within the church.

How can you begin that playing that role today?



REVIEW

How were you able to begin your role within the church today?


Is there anything else that God may be leading you to do, if so, what is that?