“And the eye cannot say unto the hand, ‘I have no need of you’: nor again the head to the feet, ‘I have no need of you’. Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary” (1 Corinthians 12:21-22).

Paul makes it clear in these verses that every part of the body is needed for the whole body to be effective. No part can say that the body would be better off without another part. The older cannot say the younger aren’t needed. Nor can the men say the women aren’t needed. The successful cannot say the poor are not needed. And the healthy cannot say the handicapped are not needed. All these diverse parts make up the body of Christ. This is the way Christ designed our local body.

But then Paul goes farther by saying “much more” the weaker, seemingly non-beneficial parts, are more necessary to the body than those very gifted parts. Why is that? Those weaker parts provide a ministry opportunity for those of us who want to use our gifts for the Kingdom’s sake.

Who would you identify as the ‘weaker’ members of New Hope? How are you using your gifts to minister to them? How are you personally bettering their lives? These verses provide guidance for how each of us are to invest our spiritual gifts in others for the benefit of the whole body.

How will you practice this verse this weekend when you come to worship?

Tags: church, spiritual gifts, weak