Samuel D. High
sdhigh@aristotle.net
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From: "Apostle Tom" <pressingon@hotmail.com>
Sent: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:36:36 -0500
To: pressingon@hotmail.com
Subject: Morning Manna (Sept. 27); BP: Eph. 4:7-16; RBTTY: Gal. 6; Is. 3-4
September 27 “Equipped”
“And He gave some apostles and some prophets and some evangelists and some
pastors and teachers—for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the
ministry, for the edifying of the Body of Christ, ‘till we all come in the
unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect
man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.”
Ephesians 4:12-13
We’re all different and unique—but in Him we’re all the same and
united.
Good morning, Pilgrim.
Has anyone told you today that Jesus loves you and has a special plan
for your life (Jer. 29:11)? And, has anyone told you that you’re
“one-of-a-kind,” whom the Heavenly Father has created and equipped for a
specific place and purpose in His Body?
What’s that? You’d not really thought about that yet? You’d simply
like to have your first cup of coffee?
Okay; simple enough. Get it. . .find a quiet place where the Lord
Jesus and you can talk for a bit. . .and let Him love on you this morning
(or evening, if that’s when your reading this—which would make this “Evening
Manna”). . .which is still okay, since His Manna’s good for all day.
Today’s Manna’s a bit foreign in this individualistic,
“want-to-do-my-own-thing, got-my-own-agenda, don’t bother me with your
problems” world of ours. However, if we’re to ever “fit in” in this
dog-eat-dog world, we’ve got to yield to His embrace and loving Lordship and
say “Yes, Lord, yes!” as He places us where He wills and uses us however He
sees fit.
No one needs to tell us we’re “different” and unique. A simple look in
the mirror tells us that—as do our fingerprints. However, instead of
celebrating our differences, we should celebrate His having loved us enough
to forgive us and His willingness to use us in spite of us. Glory!!
How wonderful to read that we’re not all the same in our Bodily
function. Just as the human body has many different and unique parts—joined
together as organs and organisms—so is Christ’s Body a consecrated
compilation of various “members, not having the same function, but still
having the same purpose:” To glorify the Lord Jesus Christ (Rom. 12:4-5).
Hallelujah!!
The questions, then, are: “What’s your function, Pilgrim?” and “Are
you fulfilling it?”
The same one who penned our Manna (the Apostle Paul) is the same one
who wrote under Spirit-inspiration I Cor. 12:1-31 about our various
spiritual gifts. Then, in our passage today he tells us why the Lord
equipped us this way: “For the perfecting (Grk. ‘katartismo’—‘complete
furnishing, to repair or adjust, mend, join together, etc.’) of the saints,
the work of the ministry, the edifying of the Body of Christ.” May the
Spirit help us to not rest “till we are united as one in fully knowing and
serving Him.”
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