A Body Of Many Parts!
"For as the body is one and has many members,
but all the members of that one body, being
many, are one body, so also is
Christ."
1 Corinthians 12:12
On America's Independence Day, a lesson from history
applies to the Body of Christ. Prior to July 4, 1776, there
were only thirteen British colonies that existed as separate
outposts of the British Empire. But when representatives of
the thirteen colonies signed Declaration of
Independence,
it was the first step toward becoming one nation
instead of
thirteen colonies. The founders recognized that there
is
strength in unity.
It’s called synergy: the strength of the whole is greater
than the sum of its parts. The apostle Paul didn’t know
American history, but he recognized the synergy of
the
human body—individual organs and parts of the body
together to accomplish human goals no individual part
could accomplish by itself. And he applied that lesson
to the Church, Body of Christ. Each Christian is
given
gifts by the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:11) in order to
build up the Body of Christ (Ephesians 4:12).
What is your gift? What is your role?
The Body of Christ is only as strong as
the participation of all its members!
"Unity is of the essence of the Body of Christ."
R. B. Kuiper
