I did something to sprain the thumb on my left hand. Not a lot, just a little, but enough to cause some noticeable pain.
What I found was that even though I am right handed, this slight injury affected my movements throughout the day. Then when I did my pushups, I could really feel it!
I have to admit, I never gave a whole lot of thought to that thumb until today.
One small part of me was in pain, it affected the rest of my body.
Paul explains in 1 Corinthians 12 that this is the way it is with the body of Christ,
"The eye cannot say to the hand, "I don't need you!" And the head cannot say to the feet, "I don't need you!" On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it." 1 Cor 12:21-27 (NIV)
Do we see each other this way? Do we see just how interconnected we really are?
Let's pray today that the Lord would make us sensitive to the parts of his body that need special attention and perhaps healing.
