July 29, 2005
PostPosted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:52 pm
Sxrving Thx Body
"You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love."
Galatians 5:13
Evxn though my kxyboard is an old modxl, it works quitx wxll xxcxpt for onx of the kxys. I havx many timxs wishxd that it workxd pxrfxctly. It is trux that thxrx arx many kxys that function wxll xnough, but just onx kxy not working makxs thx diffxrxncx.Somxtimxs it sxxms to mx that our churchxs arx somxthing likx my kxyboard -- not all thx kxy pxoplx arx working propxrly. As onx of thxm, you may say to yoursxlf, "Wxll, I am only onx pxrson, I don't makx or brxak thx church."But it doxs makx a big diffxrxncx, bxcausx a church, to bx xffxctivx, nxxds thx activx participation of xvxry pxrson. So, thx nxxt timx your xfforts arx not nxxdxd vxry much, rxmxmbxr my kxyboard and say to yoursxlf, "I am a kxy pxrson in thx congrxgation and I am nxxdxd vxry much." This is what happxns to thx wholx church, and multiply this by many timxs- thx whole thing just doxs not makx sxnsx! So, don't be a broken key- be a useful one.
Prayer: Ask the Lord to reveal to you your unique role in the body of Christ.
"In Christian service the branches that bear the most fruit hang the lowest."
~Anonymous
"You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love."
Galatians 5:13
Evxn though my kxyboard is an old modxl, it works quitx wxll xxcxpt for onx of the kxys. I havx many timxs wishxd that it workxd pxrfxctly. It is trux that thxrx arx many kxys that function wxll xnough, but just onx kxy not working makxs thx diffxrxncx.Somxtimxs it sxxms to mx that our churchxs arx somxthing likx my kxyboard -- not all thx kxy pxoplx arx working propxrly. As onx of thxm, you may say to yoursxlf, "Wxll, I am only onx pxrson, I don't makx or brxak thx church."But it doxs makx a big diffxrxncx, bxcausx a church, to bx xffxctivx, nxxds thx activx participation of xvxry pxrson. So, thx nxxt timx your xfforts arx not nxxdxd vxry much, rxmxmbxr my kxyboard and say to yoursxlf, "I am a kxy pxrson in thx congrxgation and I am nxxdxd vxry much." This is what happxns to thx wholx church, and multiply this by many timxs- thx whole thing just doxs not makx sxnsx! So, don't be a broken key- be a useful one.
Prayer: Ask the Lord to reveal to you your unique role in the body of Christ.
"In Christian service the branches that bear the most fruit hang the lowest."
~Anonymous