'All of you together...'

Devotion by Ryan Campbell

Hey... Just another wee devotion for you all to have a think about! This time I want to focus on being part of the body of Christ, in 1 Corinthians 12:27 it says ‘All of you together are Christ’s Body, and each of you are part of it.’ So i just want to point a few things out about this verse, let’s see if it starts you thinking a bit more about being part of the body of Christ! 

I was doing a bit of reading and came across this and I thought it was very good....

Think about your favourite band. They’re up on stage, the lights are flashing, the crowd is bouncing, your ears are thumping. Good times? Now imagine the drummer. What if he wasn’t there? How would the music sound without his or her creative banging? Or, what about the person controlling the volume of the instruments and microphones? What about the guys who set up the stage before?

Not everyone can be the lead singer but God has plenty of creative talents to go around. God gave the drummer the rhythm to keep the band on track. God gave the sound guy great ears to make the sound was perfect. God gave the set up guys the right heart to turn up hours before and make sure everything was in the right place without the complaining that could easily go with it.

So let’s look back at 1 Corinthians 12:27. ‘All of you together are Christ’s Body, and each of you are part of it.’ You may look at these great singers, great musicians and the great preachers and think I wish I had a great talent! What can I do for God?

You know what....God gave each and everyone 1 of us something special, something only you can do. It may not be leading worship, it may not be standing on stage preaching to crowds of people but it could be something in the background that no one ever notices. Your talent could be encouraging people, you could be a great person to work the sound, you could be willing to set up and tear down, maybe your someone on the words for worship, the list is endless. No matter what it is, it is important! Without all these people in the background many things would fail to work properly.

So don’t focus on the talents of others but focus on what you can do for God! What has God given you? God has something for each and every one of us. If the body doesn’t work together it’s going to fail! Make sure you consider how significant behind the scene jobs are! Take the time to thank people this week who may be doing a behind the scene job and take time to consider what you can do for God.