Who Am I?

Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.

1 Corinthians 12:12-14

I work with college students, and I love to see the transformations that these students make over the period of academia. It brings me great pleasure when a student makes the decision to move beyond the faith of his/her parents and develop a new identity. It excites me when someone realizes his/her role in the church. This brings up my challenge for you: When you realize your role, you should own it.

In the section from 1 Corinthians 12 following the verses listed above, Paul encourages the people of the church to understand how their roles fit into the larger picture of the church. We all have different roles, and that is a good thing. We all need each other to function as the body should. GOD has put the body together, so we can take great comfort in knowing that we are the way we are for a reason.

It is also comforting to know that even though my part in the Kingdom does not look exactly like your part, it is still important. We all have a part in the Kingdom…everyone. If we do not grasp this reality, we will not be able to function at our full potential. It is like having a body with four arms instead of two legs and two arms. We need the different parts. Praise GOD for diversity!