We Are Called to Play a Special Part in the Body of Christ

The call on Deborah’s life was to lead and judge the mighty Nation of Israel.
The call on Elizabeth’s life was to raise a child; the fore runner of Jesus Christ.
The call on Esther’s life was to get married to the King- then speak up.
The call on Mary’s life was to raise a child; the Messiah.

Some are called to hold massive revival crusades, some are called to be stay at home Moms raising children in the way of the Lord and taking care of the home, some are called to bring the light of Jesus into the work force, some are called to do it all.

What do they all have in common? They are all called.

I recently stubbed my toe on a toy that was in the wrong place at the wrong time. (You know, the ones the children promised to clean up but somehow forgot to do so). Even though it was my tiny pinky toe that got hurt, the pain reverberated through my entire body and left me limping for a good couple of minutes. My body needed that pinky toe to play its role in providing balance, stability and propulsion for the whole body. One of the smallest parts of the body was injured, and this affected all the parts, even the larger ones.

It is the same with the body of Christ. Even though you feel like your part is so small and insignificant, the truth is that all parts are vital for the body to function the way it is meant to. When everyone plays their role well, body of Christ thrives!

Each and everyone of us is a very necessary and crucial piece of the puzzle; which would not hold or be complete if any one of the pieces was missing. Even though some puzzle pieces are bigger and take up more space than others, the puzzle is lacking and incomplete if the smallest piece is not put in its place.

Romans 12:4-8 MSG In this way we are like the various parts of a human body. Each part gets its meaning from the body as a whole, not the other way around. The body we’re talking about is Christ’s body of chosen people. Each of us finds our meaning and function as a part of His body. But as a chopped-off finger or cut-off toe we wouldn’t amount to much, would we? So, since we find ourselves fashioned into all these excellently formed and marvelously functioning parts in Christ’s body, let’s just go ahead and be what we were made to be, without enviously or pridefully comparing ourselves with each other, or trying to be something we aren’t. If you preach, just preach God’s Message, nothing else; if you help, just help, don’t take over; if you teach, stick to your teaching; if you give encouraging guidance, be careful that you don’t get bossy; if you’re put in charge, don’t manipulate; if you’re called to give aid to people in distress, keep your eyes open and be quick to respond; if you work with the disadvantaged, don’t let yourself get irritated with them or depressed by them. Keep a smile on your face.

You should never put yourself down by thinking that your calling is not as grand or as important as the other person’s. The other side of the coin is when we highly esteem ourselves by thinking our role is more important and more significant that other ‘’lesser’’ roles. Paul charges us in the book of Romans not to think of ourselves more highly than others, instead, we should practice humility and recognize that everyone is significant, and we all need each other in the body of Christ.
With God there is no partiality. That is a flaw of man to show partiality, not God. God does not esteem one of His children as more important that the other. He sent Jesus to die for every single one.

Romans 2:11 For God shows no partiality [no arbitrary favoritism; with Him one person is not more important than another].

What a beautiful revelation! That though we are many, from different backgrounds and ethnicities, with various talents and bringing different gifts to the table, we are all one in Christ Jesus. We may be different parts, but each of us finds our meaning and function as a part of His body.

Romans 12:5 So we, numerous as we are, are one body in Christ (the Messiah) and individually we are parts one of another [mutually dependent on one another].