Romans 12:4-5 ERV, “Each one of us has one body, and that body has many parts. These parts don’t all do the same thing.  In the same way, we are many people, but in Christ we are all one body. We are the parts of that body, and each part belongs to all the others.”

Let’s think about this for a moment. If you take one cell from a body, how long would it live on it’s own? What about a finger? I heard of a man who lost his finger and they found it and sewed it back on. As long as it hasn’t been apart from the hand for too many hours, it can be reattached and actually work again. Amazing, right? We are fearfully and wonderfully made indeed.

But what about people? What if they separate themselves from the body of Christ? How long will they survive on their own without soon losing hope? Without the love of God waxing cold, becoming a distant memory? How many times have we witnessed a sister or brother in the Lord becoming discouraged and disconnecting from the body?

I encountered a similar person awhile ago at a memorial service. They said they were happier than they’d ever been, pursuing money instead of God, they had found they didn’t need church or that scene anymore to be happy. Really? Then why were they trying to convince everyone they were ‘happier than they’d ever been’? Whatever you choose to feed will grow, but it will also absorb all of your time and effort to maintain it.

Here are somethings that money cannot buy; health, peace, joy, unconditional love, goodness, mercy, grace. All of these things cannot be bought with money, they are a free gift from a God who loves us. When we’re dissatisfied, our flesh wants, but if we feed our spirit and deny our flesh, we will find extreme satisfaction in serving God. I will always have a choice to serve my flesh or my spirit, I chose my spirit.

Father, thank you for showing this to me this morning. Your Word tells me to seek you with all my heart and I will find you. You said that if I give it will be given back to me in abundance. I know that when I pursue you and what is dear to your heart, I will never be disappointed. Matthew 6:33 tells me, “What you should want most is God’s kingdom and doing what he wants you to do. Then he will give you all these other things you need.” I believe that, God. I believe that you seek to restore what is lost, so I call back those whose love has waxed cold. Those who have lost hope, lost their way, come back! The body is waiting for you. It’s never been too long for God to restore you back to your rightful place. In Jesus’ Name. Amen