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January 18
Friday



READ:
1 Corinthians
12:14-26
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But God composed
the body, having given
greater honor to that
part which lacks it.
__1 Corinthians 12:24
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The story has been told about a
conductor who was rehearsing his
orchestra. The organ was giving a
beautiful melody, the drums were
thundering, the trumpets were blaring,
and the violins were singing beauti-
fully. But the conductor noticed some-
thing missing--the piccolo. The
piccolo player had gotten distracted
and hoped his instrument wouldn't be
missed. The conductor reminded him:
"Each one of us is necessary."

This was essentially the same mes-
sage Paul communicated to the Corin-
thian believers in his first letter to
them (12:4-7). Every Christian plays
an important role in the body of
Christ. Paul gave a list of gifts of the
Spirit and compared their use to the
functioning of the various parts of the human body for the
good of the whole (vv.8-10). The corinthian believers may
have had different cultural backgrounds, gifts, and person-
alities, but they were filled with the same Spirit and belonged
to the same body of Christ. Paul made special mention of the
parts of the body that were weak and obscure, and taught
that all believers play a necessary and significant role. No
one part was more necessary than any other.

Remember, Jesus has given you a significant part to play
and will use you to build up His people. __Marvin Williams

``````````````````````````````````The church, a living body, containing all the parts__`````````````````````````
``````````````````````````````````It lives, it moves, it functions, and touches many hearts;``````````````````````
``````````````````````````````````when each part is committed to do the Savior's will,`````````````````````````
``````````````````````````````His members are united, His purpose they fulfill. __Fitzhugh``````````````````````
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As a member of the body of christ,
you are a necessary part of the whole.


TODAY'S BIBLE READING __ 1CORINTHIANS 12:14-26

14 For in fact the body is
not one member but many,
15 If the foot should say,
"Because I am not a hand, I
am not of the body," is it
therefore not of the body?
16 And if the ear should say,
"Because I am not an eye, I
am not of the body," is it
therefore not of the body?
17 If the whole were
hearing, where would be
the smelling? 18 But now
God has set the members,
each one of them, in the
body just as He pleased....
20 But now indeed there are
many members, yet one
body.
21 And the eye cannot say
to the hand, "I have no need
of you"; nor again the head
to the feet, "I have no need
of you." 22 No, much rather,
those members of the body
which seem to be weaker
are necessary. 23 and those
members of the body which
we think to be less
honorable, on these we
bestow greater honor; and
our unpresentable parts
have greater modesty, 24 but
our presentable parts have
no need. But God
composed the body, having
given greater honor to that
part which lacks it, 25 that
there should be no schism
in the body, but that the
members should have the
same care for one another.
26 And if one member
suffers, all the members
suffer with it; or if one
member is honored, all the
members rejoice with it.

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Paul challenges us to recognize the uniqueness of every member of
the body of Christ. Each of us has a particular role to fulfill, and all
of those roles are vital to the health of the body.