We have a place
The apostle Paul writes,
"The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ.
For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.
Now the body is not made up of one part but of many.
If 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.
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 cease to be 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 arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be." 1 Corinthians 12:12-18.
The point the apostle Paul is making here is that we all have a place in God’s work. Paul states in Corinthians 12:28,
“And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those able to help others, those with gifts of administration, and those speaking in different kinds of tongues. 1Corinthians 12:28.
There is always some place for us to serve in a Church. We can’t all be pastors, apostles, teachers. But we all can contribute to God’s work. Even if it is simply serving at a church dinner. Cleaning the church. Setting things up for the Sunday service of other events. All are important.
If you are a believer in Christ Jesus. Why not take sometime right now to pray asking God to show you where you can help in your church congregation?
Please think about it.
