Working Together

Don’t you just love it when something needs to be accomplished and we hear someone we respect say with confidence, “Here’s the plan.”

We all want to have a good life and we want to do good.  We want to see things change for the better in our families, our churches, and our communities. 

Well, God’s got just the plan we need.  Here it is.

He [God] makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.

Ephesians 4:16

God has created each of us for a life of being productive and of enjoying His goodness, along with others around us.  God has given gifts to each of us so we can support and build up one another.

He has given each one of us a special gift through the generosity of Christ … to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.

Ephesians 4:7, 12

The first bit of good news today is that you have a special gift from God that will give you all you need to do God’s work and build others up. 

It doesn’t have to be something that will make you famous or put you on the evening news.  It can be simple actions that put a smile on someone’s face and let them know that someone cares.

I sometimes watch short videos when I post ours on Youtube and Tiktok.  There’s a landscaper who posts videos of how he cuts lawns and trims hedges for free for folks who have let things get out of hand because they can’t do it themselves.  It’s heartwarming to see his hard work and the gratitude of those he helps.  Nothing fancy, just a bit of grass cutting and hedge trimming.

What can you and I do today?  How an we use the gifts and talents we have and make someone’s day better because we did?

Heavenly Father, thank You for entrusting each of us with special gifts so we can build others up and encourage them.  Your intention is that we share the good news of the Gospel and build folks up that way but also that we do kind things that bless and help others.

We’ve been helped by others many times in our own lives and now we pray to pass that on in some small way, even today.  Help us to take the time to notice needs around us and then to take some action to be a blessing to someone.  Amen

Okay, the challenge is on.  Whose day can each of us make better today by some kind and generous word or deed?  Have fun doing what you do best.