Read 1 Cor. 12:12-20
You and I were wired for relationships. We were not meant to do life alone. The reason for the need for God glorfying relationships in our lives is because we are “image bearers” of God. In God, in and of Himself, is a perfect love relationship. 3 distinct relationships, God the Father, God the Son & God the Holy Spirit, and in the book of Genesis it says, “let us make God in our image”.
We were created to reflect God’s image of Himself, in our relationships with one another.
The New Testament has 59 “one another” quotes, like love one another, forgive one another, honor one another, etc…
A major part of this idea is, the way we reflect God’s glory and grace in this world is the way that we live with and love one another in relationships. While there are all different types of relationships, God calls us to a special relationship in His church.
Two of the primary ways the bible uses to describe relationships is a body and a family.
My question to you is, are you connected to the body?
The passage in 1 Cor. 12 makes it clear that being connected to the body is vital to Christian life.
See, you need the body and the body needs you. The body needs you for the part you play. Each person has been given unique gifts for the edification of God’s church, for the glory of His name. Your church needs you to exercise those gifts to make the most of Jesus.
You also need the body. If you aren’t connected to a local body of believers in worship and in true fellowship then there is a major problem with your Christian walk. The Christian life was never meant to be a solo career. The disconnect of a body part is tragic.
If you found a severed arm in the parking lot at work, you would not go, “oh that’s ok, the arm will get along fine in life”. No, you would know that something has gone horribly wrong and you know the future of that severed arm. It will die.
Same with the person severed from the church, so…
are you connected to the local church?
Do you have people praying for you? And are you lifting up other Christians to bear their burdens? If not, do something about this immediately. Join a life group or a discipleship group. Connect to the body. If you know someone attending a church but not connected, invite them to connect with you. As you get more deeply connected to your faith family you can count on deepening your faith.
Love God – Love People – Change Your World
Chuck
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