KEY SCRIPTURE: John 19:40 KJV” Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.”

After the death of Jesus on the cross, His body had to be taken from the cross embalmed, nicely wrapped in a linen cloth, and then a tomb well prepared for burial. These were different processes that needed to be done by various persons to the body of Christ. If any of them failed to play his or her role, some big gap would have been created in the process leading to the burial of the body of the Lord.

There is always a kind of work that has to be done for the body of Christ. The general task available to be done for the body of Christ is to win more people to increase the building or forming of His body on the earth. The following is a scriptural presentation of such a work. Ephesians:4 The Passion Translation.

 [16] For his “body” has been formed in his image and is closely joined together and constantly connected as one. Every member has been given divine gifts to contribute to the growth of all; and as these gifts operate effectively throughout the whole body, to finally   build up and make perfect in love.” This is the task for all. Everyone. must play His role. The scripture says we are made perfect in love.

It is rather unfortunate when children of God see the church as a place of going to receive blessings only. Well, we received so we could work along with it. Just as our key scripture says, various things had to be done to the body of Christ before it was laid to rest, we must play our part to the body of Christ.

God has placed certain men and women in the church to help in the training or perfecting of the saints to do work in the body of Christ. Eph 4:11,12 KJV “And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:”

 It is the church or members of the body of Christ that is perfected by these special gifts of God, to do the work of the ministry, which would eventually raise or build up the body of Christ.

What is the work of the ministry? This is to win souls for Christ and to establish them to be disciples of Christ. Remember that one becomes a disciple when he becomes stabilised in the faith, has an ongoing commitment to the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and has developed the basic disciplines of Christian living and service, so that the lifelong maturing process, is guaranteed as much as is humanly possible.

Dear one, this is the work of God, and you are being raised to do it. Make yourself available to do your part.

THOUGHT: GOD HAS EQUIPPED EVERYONE WITH UNIQUE ABILITIES, GIVE YOURSELF OVER TO BE USED

FURTHER STUDIES

Rom 12:4 KJV” For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.”

John 15:16 KJV” Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.”