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Friday, July 21, 2006

1 Corinthians 12:21-26

The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together. (ESV)

by Linda Harris

Even if we’ve heard this scripture all our lives, it’s hard to put it into practice. It’s so much easier to let our petty differences divide us. It seems that the smaller the church, the more we allow our feelings to get hurt and to hold grudges against someone who has hurt us.

The key is forgiveness. When we hold a grudge, we hurt ourselves. Bitterness eats away within us. The other person may not even realize we have something against them. If you have unforgiveness in your heart, read Matthew 5:24; 7:3-5; and 18:15-17, and determine to reconcile with whomever you haven’t forgiven.



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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2008, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.

Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service .