One You in One Body

Today’s reading: 1 Corinthians 12:1-26

“Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit.” - 1 Corinthians‬ ‭12:13‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Who is the most important member of the church you attend? Is the Senior Minister? Maybe one of the elders? Perhaps it might be one of the wealthiest in your midst?

Paul lays waste to this kind of thinking. There is, in fact, no ranking system in the body of Christ. This was as revolutionary in the first century as it is today.

Now, our culture may say that all are created equal, but most don’t live and work that way.

The Church is a body. If you are a Christian, you are a member of that body, and you matter as much as anyone else. Actually, Paul says that if you think yourself insignificant (the weakest), you may be the most necessary.

The truth is that God doesn’t need us to be a part of His church — He wants us. Yet we do need each other. We need everyone to exercise their gifts.