On Life Support..
The human body has an amazing ability to survive. Even if the stomach, spleen, 75% of the liver, 80% of the intestines, one kidney, one lung and virtually every organ form the pelvic area were removed, the body could still survive. It would not be whole and would not function very well but it still would function.
The body of Christ is similar. For it to work properly everyone must be performing their function. If some part fails in it duty, the body might survive, but it would not thrive. As Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 12:20-27, “But now there are many members, but one body. And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you"; or again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you." On the contrary, it is much truer that the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary; and those members of the body which we deem less honorable, on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable members become much more presentable, whereas our more presentable members have no need of it. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked, so that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. Now you are Christ's body, and individually members of it."
Too many times the body of Christ is alive but not functioning well because too many of it’s members are not doing their part. For the body to thrive, we must all pull together in doing the Lord’s business.
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