Daily Devotional
God Made Us to Need Each Other
“For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.”
1 Corinthians 12:12
October 18, 2024
Ponder This
The foot and the hand both belong to the body. Your hand is relatively attractive. You care for your hands with polish on nails and adorn your hands with jewelry. Feet are not as noticeable as hands, but you would’ve had difficulty getting in here today without them. Each member of the body is important, and God made us where we need one another. We belong to one another. We can’t be in competition with one another, nor should we live in isolation from one another.
Some members of the body that don’t seem necessary are very necessary. When was the last time you ever said, “Lord, I really do thank You for my pancreas,” or “Bless God for my wonderful spleen”? You probably don’t do that. We tend to take these things for granted.
We also don’t know who does all the little things around the church to make our services run smoothly. Who opens the doors of the church on Sunday morning so you can come inside? You don’t know. Who makes the coffee for everyone? You don’t know. Who does so many things we take for granted? You don’t know. What if they all stopped, and we arrived at church on a Sunday morning to find all the lights off, the doors locked, the building cold, and the choir absent? Then, maybe you’d begin to say, “Thank God for the members of the Body of the Lord Jesus Christ.” We are one Body, and all the members are necessary and vital to the Church.
- Who are some of the members of your church that serve behind the scenes? How can you start paying attention to who does the little things?
- What have you contributed to the Body of Christ?
Practice This
Encourage and thank a member of your local church community who serves behind the scenes.
FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY
Front Porch Moments by Gayle Foster
WITH KEY INSIGHTS FROM HER FATHER, ADRIAN ROGERS
I try to unplug each morning with Jesus with just my rocking chair, my Bible, and a pen.
Having a secret place is very important because I know that Jesus is always there waiting for me. I know where I can find Him! His presence is everywhere, but there are places where it is so thick you can cut it with a knife. You may not even have a front porch, but there is a secret place for you as well. God’s invitations are for anyone who will respond. There is no more important request than the one found in Psalm 27:8: “My heart has heard You say, ‘Come and talk with Me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’”
