When the Lord Jesus willingly went to the cross for all of humanity, He was revealing the highest level of love and care in all of history. He had previously washed all of the disciples feet and then taught them to wash each other’s feet. This spoke of the importance of serving and caring for one another. 1 Corinthians 12:25 says: “that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another”. As we receive a clear revelation of the love of God, not just that He loves us, but that He also loves “through” us, we will realize that as we love each other, it’s as the Lord Himself is loving through us. Jesus said if we were to give even a cup of water to one of His “little ones,” it was as if we were serving it to Him. The world wants to know what can we do for them. But the higher call is how can the love of Christ be revealed through each of us today!
Phillipians 2:4 (ERV) “Don’t be interested only in your own life, but care about the lives of others too”.
God has placed us in His glorious Body. He fashioned you uniquely. You fit in His Body. He created you to be useful and needed. When you realize this and begin to do your part, you will literally cause growth in the Body. The Apostle Paul said that this happens in the context of love. That is why many people don’t want to serve in the local church. They simply don’t love God’s Body. It’s not a priority to them. If you truly love God, you will love His Body, and you will make it a priority to get involved somehow and somewhere. God is pleased when we love those that He loves. Don’t do like so many who say that they don’t have time to get involved. Thank God that Jesus didn’t say that He had no time to go to the cross! As you mature in Christ, serving in the Body will come naturally, and it will be a priority.
Ephesians 4:16 – from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.
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