The Mission of The Body

Saturday, December 9, 2023

There's a lot of focus spent on 'body life' in the Lord- seminars, support ministries, Christian services, music, books, and culture that are all aimed to nourish and meet the needs of the body. That can be good and some of its necessary. But if we're His body on earth, then how did the body of Messiah dwell on earth? Despite what some people believe, He wasn't rich. He didn't have a place to lay His head. He existed on earth to meet the needs of others. If we 'as His body' are existing to bless ourselves, if our Christian culture is only to bless Christians and not to bless those outside the body, judging smugly the rest of the world while retreating into our own little body-life world, then we're becoming a self-indulgent body; arrogant and focused on our own needs. That's not the body of Messiah. If we're His body, we must reach out beyond ourselves - heal the sick, preach to the poor, help the needy, and set the captives free. Yes, we're the body, but the body of the Messiah came in bodily form to bless the world.

From Message #641 - We His Body