Gall Bladders, Tonsils, & Healthy Bodies

I still don’t really understand what my gall bladder and tonsils are for… it seems like they just don’t contribute. Apparently some tonsils and gall bladders end up causing problems—and have to be removed so there can be peace in the body.

In 1 Corinthians 12, Paul compares the church to a human body. He reminds us that our bodies have many different parts—with each part having it’s own unique and necessary function.

In our culture, we are “good” at being spectators and critics.

Few actually get in the game.

We live vicariously through the exciting lives of people we watch on reality TV—as we sit comfortably on our couches night after night.

This tendency is widespread in the church as well. It’s been said that 20% of the people do 80% of the work.

This is not good; the body has some dysfunction.

We must fight this. We need to fight against our own apathy, laziness and excuses.

We need to buck the trend.

Our goal is 100% participation—everyone doing something in the church.

“In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well…” (Romans 12.6 NLT)

For sure, we are NOT all the same—and we are not called to be robots.

We ALL have unique, God-given talents, gifts, abilities and interests.

“There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us.” (1 Corinthians 12.4-6 NLT)

Remember that old Schoolhouse Rock song “Conjunction Junction?” The song asks the question, “What’s your function?”

What a great question. How about you—what’s your function?

We are the body…

And we all have a place in the body.

We each have a function that contributes to the overall well-being, growth and health of the body.

Let’s not be satisfied with couch-potato Christianity!

God’s plan is for 100% participation—everyone doing something.

You possess strengths and gifts that God gave you… not just so you can have them, but so you can use them to contribute to the life, strength, and health of the body.