Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Day #1848

January 22, 2019

Tuesday’s Thoughts on Scripture comes from 1 Corinthians 12:18: But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. (NRSV)

Have you noticed how “people watching” comes as almost second nature at an airport. It is one place where so many diverse folks come together that watching them or observing them can hardly be avoided. It was at one of those times I said to my husband, isn’t it amazing that each person can look so different when almost everyone has the same basic parts - two eyes, two ears, one mouth, one nose, and some hair. How is it that God has arranged these few features in such vastly different ways on all the millions of people? I mean, this certainly cannot be something that happens by accident! 

In 1 Corinthians Paul says almost exactly what I was thinking - God arranged the members in the body - for a specific purpose. Each body part works in conjunction with the others and each has its own purpose for the good of all. Paul then continues to talk about the church in a similar fashion. God brings the members together, each with a purpose and function that benefits the whole, in order to help build up the Body of Christ. 

It is good to remember that God’s hand is in the details. Also, that God’s hand is in our bodies and God’s hand is in the church. What a blessing! What a gift! Thanks be to God. Amen.

Blessings.

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