ALL ARE IMPORTANT

I Cor. 12:27 Now all of you together are Christ’s body, and each one of you is a separate and necessary part of it.  NLT

      Here is a message I wish that we could all get.  There is only one body of believers and we belong to Christ.  All who are living in Christ by faith are connected to each other.  We have no right to exclude any believer from our fellowship.  We are to embrace in love all who are in Christ.  We don’t have to agree on all things, but we do have to love and support each other.  The Church has segregated herself over things that don’t have anything to do with our salvation.  It is not God’s way.

      Every member of the Church is a vital and necessary part of it.  There is no such thing as an insignificant part of the body of Christ.  We all have roles to play.  When we deny each other the opportunity to fulfill our role, we are hindering the work of God amongst men.  We must find ways to involve every believer in the work of the church.  We must learn to appreciate our distinctiveness and work together for the common good of the church.

      We must get rid of the idea that everyone has to be like us in order for us to embrace and work with each other.  We must learn how to disagree agreeably for the glory of Christ.  As long as the Church remains divided, Satan is going to gain the upper hand in the world.  If we can’t work together for Jesus’ sake, we are not living right with God.

      It’s no wonder the world does not take the Church too seriously when we let our differences rule our relationships instead of uniting together in Christ to bring Him to the world. 

     We will always have our differences, but there is only one thing that should matter to us all and that is to honor and glorify Christ in all we do.  Every member of the Church is essential and important and the sooner we accept and embrace that, the better.