February – Kingdom Financial

Happy 2010 to all the faithful readers of  the SEAPC newsletter. Recently, a friend in the faith set this to me and it impressed me so much that I thought it would be a great start to the new year.

“No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary … Now you are the body of Christ and members individually.”
1 Corinthians 12:22,27 NKJ

There are NO unnecessary parts in the Body of Christ. The devil wants you to think your part does not matter, so you will slack off. But your part IS important. Your prayers are important. Your giving is important. Your witness to others is important.

It is easy to believe a famous person who ministers to thousands is vital in God’s plan. But we need to be reminded that every member of the Body of Christ is needed — including you! Don’t condemn yourself because you aren’t doing a job that puts you in the spotlight. Don’t worry that no one knows what you are doing. God knows. Someone witnessed to Billy Graham. Someone prayed for Oral Roberts to be healed of tuberculosis. Do you know their
names? God does. What if they hadn’t been
faithful and obedient to do their part? What if the person who brought you the Gospel hadn’t been obedient?

So, when you are tempted to be discouraged and think what you do doesn’t matter — resist those thoughts! No one but God may see what you are doing, but it is significant.

Have confidence in God. He knows what He is doing. God placed you where you are. God has a plan and a job for you to do there. Be faithful and do it. When it is time for you to do something else, God will arrange it and lead you out. Don’t try to be somebody else. Just be faithful and obey God where you are.

Too many Christians think preachers are supposed to do all the work in the Body of Christ. Preachers may be likened to a mouth. A mouth is important, but a mouth is not more than our hidden, internal organs. We don’t see the liver and kidneys working. You could live without a mouth capable of speech, but not without functioning kidneys or liver.

“In fact, some of the parts that seem weakest and least important are really the most necessary.” 1 Corinthians 12:22 NLT

A body may exist without some of its parts functioning, but it cannot accomplish as much as it would otherwise.

Do your part! God thinks it’s meaningful. Don’t let the devil convince you otherwise. Maybe all you can do is pray, but that is most important. Obey God and be faithful where you are. You are needed or God would not have placed you there.