Paul gives us some powerful convictions in 1 Corinthians 12:1-26. Chiefly, that at one point in time we were lost and because of Christ we are now found. Upon finding us, the Holy Spirit quickened us with gifts meant to bring the body of Christ closer together as we continue to share the light we have found with others. However, it seems the joy of those gifts has been snuffed by jealousy and confusion. Paul reminds us:
vs. 18 “But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as He chose.”
We weren’t given gifts for the sake of having gifts. Nor were they ever meant to be badges of merit, distinguishing the elite from the common. Rather, they were hand-picked by God and give to each of us to work as one body TOGETHER. Christ prayed in John 17, that we would all be one body as He and the Father are one.
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