1 Corinthians 12 - Praying God's Word

Please read 1 Corinthians 12.

Meditate on verses 14 and 20.

For the body is not one member, but many.

But now there are many members, but one body.

This is an important chapter for church doctrine. The church is the body of Christ made up of many members. God uses the analogy of a human body to help you understand. Just as a human body has many parts: hands, feet, lungs, etc., and they are all vitally important, so does the body of Christ have many members, and they are all vitally important. In a human body, some of the parts are visible; some are less visible, yet for a human body to function properly, every single part, even the tiniest cell is important. In Christ’s body, the church, every single member is important for the church to function the way God intended.

You may feel like a tiny, invisible cell in your church, but you know that in your own body if one cell becomes diseased, it can sicken your entire body. Do not be a sick cell. Practice your spiritual gifts in a local body of believers, a local church. It will keep you spiritually and even physically healthy, and it will keep the church healthy. It is God’s plan and purpose for those who call themselves Christians to be part of the body of Christ, His church.

Pray 1 Corinthians 12:11 and 18 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“Holy Spirit, make ________ and me mindful of Your work

 and how You have distributed gifts to us

individually just as You will.

God, You have placed us in Your body as You desired.

Help us to use our gifts faithfully in the church where you put us.

For the sake of Your name, Jesus~”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell