Indispensable!

You are indispensable!

1 Corinthians 12:12-21

Our bodies have many parts, but the many parts make up only one body when they are all put together. So it is with the “body” of Christ. Each of us is a part of the one body of Christ. Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But the Holy Spirit has fitted us all together into one body. We have been baptized into Christ’s body by the one Spirit, and have all been given that same Holy Spirit.

Yes, the body has many parts, not just one part. If the foot says, “I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,” that does not make it any less a part of the body. And what would you think if you heard an ear say, “I am not part of the body because I am only an ear and not an eye”? Would that make it any less a part of the body? Suppose the whole body were an eye—then how would you hear? Or if your whole body were just one big ear, how could you smell anything?

But that isn’t the way God has made us. He has made many parts for our bodies and has put each part just where he wants it. What a strange thing a body would be if it had only one part! So he has made many parts, but still there is only one body.

The eye can never say to the hand, “I don’t need you.” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.”

Good morning, fellow believer!

Did you know that you are indispensable?

You are an essential part of Jesus' Body here on earth.

You might feel insignificant in the "role" you have been given, but, without you, the whole Body would be incomplete - imagine that!

Don't try and imitate someone else, be the authentic YOU that the Lord meant you to be.

I remember a lovely message from a wise man of God, who had a granddaughter born with Down's Syndrome.

When people looked down their noses at her, he said: "She may only ever be able to pick daisies, but she can be the best daisy-picker there is!"

You have a value and a purpose in the Body of Christ - it may seem that you are hidden away and no one notices you.

Just as the vital organs in our bodies are not visible from outside, like the heart, liver & kidneys, you are helping to sustain and hold the Body together.

Don't downgrade yourself or others - we need each other.

Most of all, Jesus needs you in order to carry on fulfilling His Purpose here on earth.