I am really glad that God did not make us all the same. I am glad that He gave us all different skills and gifts and abilities. We are indeed one is so many ways, but here we see that there is also diversity in that unity. A little later on Paul gives us a wonderfully, thought provoking, and almost humorous picture of diversity, but for now it is enough to know that we have a great diversity of gifts and operations.
In a local church, even in a small church, the needs to be a diversity of folks to see all the different aspects of work done. While we all, especially in a small church, all need to be ready to do anything, we still have our strength and weaknesses. And that is a good thing. It would be a terrible thing if we were all exaclty alike wouldn’t it? We couldn’t all the the pastor, or the musicians, ot those who are gifted with hospitality skills or are really good at sensing and helping out with needs. We are not all going to those who are gitfted at encouragement. Not everyone could keep track of the church finances. Not all of us are good with children or babies in the creche.
God enables all of us differently and we ought to rejoice in that fact. It is the same God who works in us all to get everything done. Thank God that we all have opportunties to serve Him in our own ways.
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