Thursday the 8th

1 Corinthians: 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!" ²²On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, ²³and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, ²⁴while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has combined the members of the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it.

 

We are all in this together. Each one of us plays an important part, each one of us has a crucial role to play.  You might think, oh Brian, you are just being dramatic, we all are not that important. I beg you to see that I am not. This illustration that Paul uses shows just how important each and everyone of us are. Think of your body for a moment…then think of one part that you would gladly give up…..can’t do it can you? Every part you might be willing to give, would start with the statement “well, I could get by without”…..Christ did not hang on the cross so that we might all just get by, He did not give His life, then think well you know without John, or without Sarah, we will squeak by…..No, each and everyone of us are called, each and everyone of us is precious, needed, and depended on by the Lord…..and that means you. We all have a role to play…and every one of them is important. Everyone might want to be the brain, but what good is the brain without the fluid that surrounds and supports it? and what good is that fluid without the skull to hold it in place? And what good is the skull without the skin to protect it? There are no unimportant parts, each part in some way depends on the other. Even something as simple as a fingernail is important, try opening a can of food, scratching an itch, separating papers, or picking a guitar. Even the simple fingernail plays an important part in taking care of the body, and glorifying God. You are important. I hear it all of the time, “well there is not a lot I can do”, or “I am not good at anything”, “I am not smart enough”, talented enough, or important enough”…..the Lord is not in the trash business, He is in the recycling business. Everything God makes is good enough, smart enough, and important enough.  He does not care what you were before, He sees your worth for what you are now. A member of the body of Christ. There is nothing to small that can be done for the Lord, the extra prayer, the time given in His name….no we do not all get to be the brain, but without all of the other parts, the brain is very useless, as a matter of fact without the other parts the brain will wither and die. Some support, some will lead, some will work and not be seen, while others will be seen everyday. The difference is, no part is taken for granted by the Lord. There is not one single part he is willing to give up, there is not one single part that He is willing to get by without…..and that means you. You are needed, you are important, you are loved, and you will make a difference. We all depend on you, there is no one better qualified to do what you do.

 

 

God Bless,

Brian Thetford