Wednesday 17 Apr 2013

Wednesday Reading: Romans 12:3-8

Key Verse: Romans 12:6
6  Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

Devotion:
What do you see when you look at yourself? I’m not talking about the apparition that you see in the mirror when you wake up or the one that you smarten up before going out but the one that you see inside of you? Do you see yourself as being an individual who has to compete with others in order to win the latest ‘Oscar’ for life or do you see others as being challenges to get over? Well we do need to take a fresh look at ourselves now and again and today I want you to have another view to consider.

Consider yourself as a part of something bigger, a part that may not be seen by many or may only be seen by a few, but a part that is required in order for that something bigger to survive. All able bodied people take things like eyes, ears and various limbs for granted because we have them and they work. But consider what would happen if one of those would stop working… We may well struggle to do the work that we should be able to do or we may think that we are not be able to do anything at all without those parts. Now consider yourself as one of those parts.

You may have chosen an eye or a hand; how about a thumb? We don’t give these parts much though when we have them but as long as they continue to work as they always have then we enjoy everything that they bring to us. We may not be able to hold our cup of tea without the thumb that we have on our hands and we certainly will not be able to find it easily without those eyes we have in our heads.

God has given us a position in life and a position in His church that is required and is essential. We may not think that just being at church is essential but it may be the think that encourages someone else to come and join in or even to pick up a bible and read it for themselves. We may be one of the ones that have to open the doors or to clean up; but we are all essential parts of that church, just as the Pastor and other preachers are. God wants us to be a part of the church because He knows how much we will be able to gain from it – that very same church that He set up. Now it should not matter whether we are going to a huge church with thousands of people or a small family chapel with a dozen people as long as we go there to worship our Saviour and our God in honesty. We need to ensure that our church is getting proper food and that food is God’s Word not necessarily all the trimmings we want to have but the essential Gospel because Christ is our Bread of Life.

Points to Ponder:
What do you see yourself as?

Are you living for God?