My little addition to Our Daily Bread (9/6/11):
But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into Him who is the head — Christ. From Him the whole body, fitted and knit together by every supporting ligament, promotes the growth of the body for building up itself in love by the proper working of each individual part.
(Ephesians 4:15-16 HCSB)
God is the one who designed the body. As part of the body of Christ, He placed me where I am to use the gifts and abilities He bestowed to grow and strengthen the body. I have a colleague who regularly uses the reminder “everything is as it should be” to find some calm and refocus. I’ve found myself adopting this at stressful times as a reminder that whether I know it, see it, or understand it, He knows where I am and why I am here. Having been placed by His hand, it is my part to “walk worthy of the calling” (v1), to let my light shine, and do my part keeping the Body of Christ functioning and growing. I may not see the benefit that my faithfulness has, but He holds the measuring stick.
But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or his stature, because I have rejected him. Man does not see what the LORD sees, for man sees what is visible, but the LORD sees the heart." (1 Samuel 16:7 HCSB)
- Andy Jentes
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