As I write this, I am cooling down from a concert
that our Gospel group presented at Salvation Army Corps, Westville. We have
sung there many times over the years and have a special bond of fellowship and
friendship with this body. We have been honored to have presented the Gospel in
song at many other churches throughout the county. I mention this, only to
demonstrate how we are the sum of many parts. We are all a reflection and a
piece of the people we have contact, fellowship, and live with. We may meet in
different buildings, yet we belong to one church, God’s. As we go through life we
are all massaged into the person and people that Jesus wants us to be. He does
that by His messages from the pulpits, through the music of every worship team,
and by the face to face interaction between us all.
Just as in 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 where the
scripture talks about the body of Christ working together, each of us are made
up of the parts of others in our make-up. The traits we acquire are a result of
who we hang with. My dear mother taught us a saying from a very young age. She
said “show me your friends, and I show you your future”. This is so true, even
today. When we connect through Christ if one gets a cut, another bleeds. When
we pray, someone is lifted, and when agree that Christ is our only Savior, than
we are all a part of the body of Christ.
Some of us will be pastors, some will be singers.
Some will lead Bible studies, and some will be prayer warriors. Some will greet
at the door, and others will be content to work behind the scenes. When this is
assembled, regardless of where we fellowship, then church happens. Church is
not a building, rather a gathering of like- minded believers. When all of us
allow our hearts and heads to get beyond man made religion, and into God made
faith, then all of the parts of the body of Christ come into alignment.
We are the sum of those parts. I am part of you,
just as you are a part of me. We are all separate and unique, yet woven
together like a fine tapestry. So, when we attend a concert, or church service,
look around. Look closely and you will see how God has put you together, one
part, one person at a time.
Mike Shindruk
www.mastershandministry.blogspot.com
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