Not An Imposter - 2/8/23
Hey Family, have you ever felt in your body, mind, or spirit or all 3, that you just didn't belong or aren't equipped for the task at hand? I can say that I have felt this on many occasions, however by God's grace He equips each and everyone one of us who is called to whatever the task may be and in God's family all are welcome to abide and be adopted into Christ's family regardless of their past, no matter how recent their past lifestyle was.
Today's Prayer
"Dear Heavenly Father, it can be easy to find a reason to hind away from people, tasks, and events that are quite different than what we are used. However, time and time again we have seen Your faithfulness be made known through stories and characters in the Bible, and also through our own lives. Thank You for being a God of transparency, especially when we ask for You to show up in big ways when we find our faith begin to falter. Thank You for being a Father who hears and responds to the cries of His children, not letting them fall to the wayside and be forgotten, forsaken, or ignored. You are such good God that has proved that You would go to Hell and back for us and we bless You with all glory, all honor, and all praise. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to Your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer, in Jesus Christ's name we pray, Amen."
Scripture
1 Corinthians 12:12-31
"Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many. Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body. The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret? Now eagerly desire the greater gifts. And yet I will show you the most excellent way."
Quote of the Day
"The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us."
- C.S. Lewis
Have a blessed day! 🙂
THE POSSIBLE PLACE
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