Friends,
Yesterday I looked at the text where Jesus calls His 12 disciples together and then sends them out in ministry. We see a diverse group, called out (not asked), and empowered to go out and accomplish great things for the Kingdom of God.
In the same way, we as members of the body of Christ are a diverse group called out and empowered to go out and do great things for the Kingdom. But also, we are at our best when we work together.
Do you know what’s inside a 9v battery? As I researched this, I found out that it actually contains 6 individual AAAA batteries. A 9v battery is a sum of its parts, and is at full power when each of these work together at full capacity. In the same way, the church is not a just a group of individual units, but should be working as the sum of its parts. Whether it is missions, prayer, fellowship, outreach, worship, etc., we are most powerful when we are working together, in step with and empowered by the Holy Spirit.
How about you? Are you meeting your potential? Are you giving that energy out as a part of the body of Christ, working together with your brothers and sisters in Christ? Tell me your thoughts…
Scriptures referenced:
- Matthew 10.1-16
- Matthew 28.18-20
- Romans 12.4, 1 Corinthians 12.12
- 1 Corinthians 1.26-29
- 2 Timothy 3.17
#1 by Dorothy on January 20, 2009 - 9:53 pm
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Freely give your time and work together. I know I need to give more of my time and truly mean it. We all have spiritual gifts and it would be more powerful if we all come together and put them together. We all need to pull together become one and then the more power we will have as a church to help others. We need to stop being dead beats and put the surge of power we each have and work together. I am attached to being scared to truly use my gifts, talents and whatnot, but I want to become detached and go out work with others and my church family and use them. Together we shall stand and become stronger and persevere in the upmost power of the Lord.