One Body
Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.
Now
if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,”
it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. And if the ear should
say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for
that reason stop being part of the body. 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? But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one
of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would
the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
The
eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the
feet, “I don’t need you!” On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to
be weaker are indispensable, and the parts that we think are less honorable we
treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable
are treated with special modesty, while our presentable parts need no special
treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts
that lacked it, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its
parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part
suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
1 Corinthians 12:14-26
There
are no unimportant parts of the body. Stub your big toe or whack your head, or
smash your finger. You will find out how much pain can come when all is not
right.
Paul
wanted us to realize that each person in the body of Christ is important. Even
if you think of yourself as the most overlooked and ignored member of the body
of Christ, you have value. And you can honor God like a true champion by using
your unique skills for God’s glory.
The Lord uses small tools to perform large tasks.
Our Daily Bread –