“…the members should have the same care one for another.”– 1 Cor. 12:25
We need others. It has been that way since the day we were born, and it will be true till the day we die. None of us can take all the praise for what we’ve done, because others have contributed to making us what we are. Like the turtle on a fence post- someone had to help it get there. Even so, we all need help getting “there”, wherever there might be. Think about it, everything we know we learned from someone else. It was with the help of others that we learned walk, talk, and the ABC’s. Even when we think we’ve discovered something original it’s just a remix of what others have said. B. R. Lakin said, ” I was determined to be original or nothing. Now I’ve discovered I am both – the original nothing”. That’s where we all would be without others.
From the cradle to the grave we need others. And from the beginning God made that known. He gave Adam Eve as a helpmeet and instituted the family. After that He raised up the nation of Israel and established the Tabernacle and the Temple as houses of worship. When we come to the new testament we discover that Christ instituted the church. He did so because we need others and others need us. The problem is that as much as we need each other dealing with others can be very difficult. But the greatness of the need should compel us to put forth our best effort, which is what the Bible commands. That calls for patience- something we all need. We are all at different stages of spiritual maturity and that leads to problems. In addition to that we all have different gifts and are all subjected to different experiences – so we must be understanding.
Every Christian ought to study all the “one another” statements found in the new testament – most of which Paul wrote. We have no right to cut ourselves off from others and live as though we are the only ones that matter. We are here to serve God and we can’t do that without ministering to others. You are more important than you realize and you need others more than you can imagine. No Christian can ever become the person they ought to be unless they are a member of the Lord’s church. Ask God to direct you to the church of His choice and make yourself useful. – HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
