Whether you eat or drink, or
whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. —1 Corinthians 10:31
“Beware of allowing yourself
to think that the shallow aspects of life are not ordained by God; they are
ordained by Him equally as much as the profound. We sometimes refuse to be
shallow, not out of our deep devotion to God but because we wish to impress
other people with the fact that we are not shallow. This is a sure sign of
spiritual pride. We must be careful, for this is how contempt for others is
produced in our lives. And it causes us to be a walking rebuke to other people
because they are more shallow than we are. Beware of posing as a profound
person— God became a baby. To be shallow is not a sign of being sinful, nor is
shallowness an indication that there is no depth to your life at all— the ocean
has a shore. Even the shallow things of life, such as eating and drinking,
walking and talking, are ordained by God. These are all things our Lord did. He
did them as the Son of God, and He said, “A disciple is not above his teacher…”
(Matthew 10:24).” CHAMBERS
(1 Corinthians 12:14-25) “For the body is not one member, but many. If the foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I
am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason any the less a part of
the body. And if the ear says, “Because
I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason any
the less a part of the body. If the
whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing,
where would the sense of smell be? But
now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body, just as He
desired. If they were all one member,
where would the body be? But now there
are many members, but one body. And the
eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; or again the head to the
feet, “I have no need of you.” On the
contrary, it is much truer that the members of the body which seem to be weaker
are necessary; and those members of the
body which we deem less honorable, on these we bestow more abundant honor, and
our less presentable members become much more presentable, whereas our more
presentable members have no need of it. But God has so composed the body,
giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked, so that there may be no
division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one
another.”
That is more scripture that I
typically quote, however, it is necessary to make a point. Paul is stressing the importance of every Believer
in the plan and purpose of God. So often
we become so preoccupied with personal sanctification, which is important, that
we lose sight of our personal significance in the Body. We mistakenly think the
“real” spiritual work is ascribed to pastors, elders, deacons, teachers, or
missionaries. Our job is limited to managing the sin in our life. Which is not
true. Listen, it is not so important that you know what your role in the Body is,
and you have a role, but that you have given God your whole heart. That He is able to use you for His glory as
salt and light in your generation. When
we are focused on Him, the significance of what specifically He calls us to do is
not important anymore, only that we are obedient to the call no matter how insignificant
we may think it is. ELGIN
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