Greetings brothers and sisters in Christ and children of God,
Do you have two left feet or two right feet? How about two left hands or right hands? What about more than one index finger on a hand or two thumbs on one hand? I am pretty certain that the answer here is no. What happens when you break a finger or a foot? Does it not become temporarily unusable? If you have a severe cut on a finger, does it inhabilitate you to use it for a while until it heals? How about if you lost a finger, a hand, or a foot, or any body part? It would certainly cause you to change how you do things, but you would and could adapt, perhaps with some assistance too.
All of our body parts play a particular role in our everyday life. To not be able to use a thumb can be difficult and frustrating. Our body, both inside and out, is a complex and diverse being. We were perfectly made just how we are and have no reason to change how we were made. Each body part has its own function. Our eyes to see, our ears to hear, our mouth to speak and eat, our feet and legs to walk, and our hands to serve. Our body is made to serve and we are called to serve. Our body is one and we use each diverse part of it to serve the will of God.
We live in a world of diversity in race, religion, culture, and political views. I am sure under a microscope we would find more diversity. However, the times we live in are not much different than the time of Jesus and his disciples. There were Jews, both Christian and non-Christian, Romans, other gentiles, and a mess of politics. There were cults and devil worshipers, and other deity worshipers, especially in the Roman and Greek cultures. We read in Acts 16, when Paul and Silas and other traveling companions encountered a slave girl who was possessed by a spirit and Paul casted the spirit from her. This of course led to Paul’s jail time. However, through prayer and praise Paul and his companions were freed, and during this event the life of a Roman guard was spared and he and his family were led to Christ by Paul and those with him.
God used this moment and used Paul to reach a family and to share the gospel which saved them. Before Paul came to be a disciple of Christ, Jesus had brought together a diverse group of people who began to learn from Jesus and follow him. They became unionized by Christ and for Christ. This diverse group who believed in Christ became one in service to Him.
Paul’s infamous chapter 12 of 1 Corinthians talks about unity within a diverse body. Our body has many functions and each part of our body is different with a different role to play in serving God. It is a diverse body that has one unit leading it and that is the head telling each part how to serve others. We as believers, even as diverse as we are, are a body that has one unit leading us to serve others. That one unit is Christ, at the head and leading us to serve Him by serving others.
Last week the little lambs discussed and learned about the Ark of Noah and God’s promises. This week we will not have children’s church so that we can all be unified together in service.
I look forward to worshiping the Lord with you Sunday with songs of praise and dancing before Him who unites us through Christ. If for whatever reason I do not see you tomorrow, may the Lord bless you with joy, peace, and guidance and may He comfort you and heal you when you need it.
God bless you,
Your brother in Christ
Michael (aka Mr. Michael)
