A Monster / A Family

“Sasquatch, Godzilla, King Kong, Loch Ness, Goblin, Ghoul, a Zombie with no conscience…

Question—what do all these things have in common?” (lyrics from the song Monster by Kanye West)

Yeah, monsters are scary.

They cause physical harm and produce fear by their actions and appearance.

Our word “monster” comes from the Latin, monstrum—an aberrant occurrence, usually biological, taken as a sign that something is wrong within the natural order.

God’s plan for his people and his church does not include us being monsters.

“A body isn’t just a single part blow up into something huge. It’s all the different-but-similar parts arranged and functioning together.” (1 Corinthians 12.14 MSG)

“No matter how significant you are, it is only because of what you are part of. An enormous eye or a gigantic hand wouldn’t be a body, but a monster.” (1 Corinthians 12.19 MSG)

When Christians decide to live solo, separated from the body—the church, they become severed body parts.

When Christians live to serve and satisfy only themselves, they become a single part blown up into something huge… a monster.

Our strength and significance comes from our place within the body.

“The way God designed our bodies is a model for understanding our lives together as a church: every part dependent on every other part. You are Christ’s body—that’s who you are! You must never forget this.”

“Only as you accept your part of that body does your “part” mean anything.”

“No part is important on its own.”

“I want you to think about how all this makes you more significant, not less.”

“I also want you to think about how this keeps your significance from getting blown up into self importance.”
(1 Corinthians 12—select verses, MSG)

When we become Christians, God adds us to the church—his body.

In this body, we are becoming something new together…

A new family.

http://made-new.com/