1 Corinthians 12:12 (ESV)
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all
the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.
As members of the body of Jesus, we can be compared to
pieces in a jigsaw puzzle. Each piece has protrusions and indentations. The
protrusions represent our strengths (gifts, talents, abilities), and the
indentations represent our weaknesses (faults, limitations, shortcomings,
undeveloped areas). The beautiful thing is that the pieces complement one
another and produce a beautiful whole.
Just as each piece of a puzzle is important, so each
member of the body is important and can minister to the other members of the
body. And just as when one piece is missing from a puzzle, its absence is very
obvious and damages the picture, so also is the whole weakened when we are
absent from the body of Jesus.
We have the privilege of being a little part of God's big
picture! Let's not shy away from being a piece! Go forth and serve the Lord in
wonderful ways.
Dear Lord, thank You that each of us has an important in
the body. Help us each be willing to use our talents and gifts so that Your
body can be complete. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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