“But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ… And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we [henceforth] be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, [and] cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.”
What a mouthful. If anyone ever wondered if they had a place in the body of Christ…
they need to read this again, and again, and again, and again… As do those who would assume they have it all covered.
Every one of us… EVERY ONE… has been given grace. Every one of us has a place. And we need to understand that, no matter how big or small we think that place is… GOD THINKS IT IS HUGE! If He didn’t He wouldn’t give us the grace for it.
But we must also never forget that God gives us daily bread. Today He may have you speak. Tomorrow, wash dishes. The next day maybe you park cars, the following day… heal a disease.
We never know how the Lord will use us… but we can be sure of this… He WILL.
He doesn’t waste grace. He measures it out perfectly.
For the whole body.
Every Part.
Unto the edifying of itself.
In love.
Do what God has given you the grace to do today.
Let Him worry about tomorrow.
SDG
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