Romans 12:3-8 Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves,measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other. There’s two subjects I want to touch on today, one obviously being, we are all one body and we are all different. We move differently. We work differently, and we function differently. However, through our differences we work together to operate as one body. We as a people function as the body of Christ. God has called us to different areas has given us different gifts and purposes. Some of us are preachers, some of us doctors, musicians, performers, scientist, etc. Even though we all have different functions we work together as one body. If all of us were the same, how would we make up a body? I love the symbolism of a body, because one part of the body does not work without the other neither do they function the same, but they do not work as a body without each other. The foot is not the same as the hand and the mouth isn’t the same as the eyes but they are all part of one body. They don’t work separated, The foot cannot function on its own, the eyes cannot stand on their own. All of these part come together to make one body. That’s what we are, we are the pieces that come together to form the body of Christ. The overall point is that we work together as one body. We do that by doing our part within the body of Christ and not trying to take on someone else's job or calling. We must know who we are in Christ in order to help elevate the body of Christ. We are part of why it functions and if we aren’t doing our part than we are messing up more than we think. We may not think we are doing much but without us, the body cannot function correctly. My next point is, don’t look down on or think you are better than someone because of where you are in Christ. We as a people are one, we are one body, I can’t stress that enough. What I’ve seen in the Christian community far too often and it is some of the reasons we stand so divided. Envy, competition, and arrogance. A body doesn’t function when the eyes are jealous of the leg, or when one part sees itself superior to the next. There should be no competition within the body of Christ, it is not about who saves more souls, or who can bring the most people to church. It’s not about who can quote the most scriptures or any of that. It is about doing what we were sent here to do, living out our God given purpose. It’s about lifting our brothers and sisters up and praying for them to grow and succeed. It will never be about rejoicing in their downfall. We do than far more often than we think. When God made us, He made us equal. He loves us equally. We are to love each other the same way, to love our neighbor as ourself. We don’t look down on anyone or think we are better than the next person. We cannot walk around thinking of ourselves higher than what we are. Either we walk in humility by choice or allow God to humble you and the latter isn’t flattering at all. All this to say, we are one in Christ and nothing should divide us. We are meant to function together as one body. Yes, we are different, but we are also one in the same. It’s pretty mind blowing when you think about it. Response/Prayer Time Respond in whatever way you feel led today. Go over the passage we focused on and study the scripture, and have a conversation with God. Pray unity within the body of Christ. Pray for God’s people and pray that God will lead you to where He wants you to be. I love you and I hope you have an amazing day or evening! Be sure to share this with someone and come back tomorrow for Day 222 to continue unpacking Romans 12. Have an awesome day, I love you!