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The Body of Christ

“Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.” Ephesians 5:23

A bright young man with cerebral palsy was able to give insight to a group of leaders who were discussing some of the problems with the church today. He had a unique perspective because of his life with CP. He noted that his head is able to think just like anyone else in the room, but his body does not respond with what his brain wants. He said that just as his body does not respond to what his head tells him, so the body of Christ does not always respond to what its head, Jesus, calls us to: loving, grateful obedience to the Father’s will.

“The church” has problems; on that we’d all have to agree. Those problems have been evident since the early church began. But when we consider who the church is, each of us must examine ourselves as our part of the body of Christ. The church is not just a building; it is every person who has put faith and trust in Jesus.

As I ponder my part in the body of Christ, I think of how I respond to Jesus as my head. How do you respond? Let us not lose “connection with the Head” as Paul described in Colossians 2:19.

SCRIPTURE FOCUS
Colossians 2:18-19

INSIGHT
“Our God has made us one/ One Church to bear His name;/ One body and one Bride of Christ,/ And with Him we shall reign.” (Niles Borop, 1984)

THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR
2 Kings 3-4
Proverbs 12
James 2-3

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