October 26

The abilities the Lord has programmed into man are astounding. A simple knowledge of history and the progress that has been made during his six thousand years on the planet are cause for wonder at the curiosity and ingenuity that have produced such amazing medical and technological marvels.

The engineering skill of the ancient Egyptians who constructed the Pyramids or the Chinese who built the Great Wall evidence precision to detail that were achieved without modern instruments or calculators. Today, we have satellites that hurl into unexplored galaxies, sending back awesome revelations about our universe.

Yet, with all that man can do, with all he has achieved, there is one basic truth that remains unchanged. We still need one another. The greatest accomplishments of our ever-inventive minds are done through team-work, through cooperation, through sharing. Whether on the scale of industrial and medical and engineering feats that benefit mankind or whether on the level of personal interaction, unity is a profound advantage.

In the Body of Christ, we are admonished in Romans 12:5 that, “…we are one body in Christ and individually we are parts of one another, dependent upon one another.” No matter how significant and impressive may be our individual gifts, God did not design us to glean accolades for our ‘self.’ His intention is that we lift one another up, bear one another’s burdens, nurture one another in the admonition of the Lord so we might all serve Him more fully in holy surrender.