Dead Skin, Bones, and Faith.

1 Corinthians 12:21-24
21 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!” 22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 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, 24 while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it,

Okay, so I'd give today's scripture a couple reads. I know I had to read this several times to make sense of it. Here's what I concluded...

First of all, to set this up a little, imagine that you or someone who know has lost a finger or two. It may have been due to malfunctioning equipment. One second, you have ten, then the next eight or nine. Whoever loses a finger would have to learn how to adapt. It was be difficult, but in time, the new feeling and look becomes permanently etched in their mind. The finger isn't so lucky of course. In fact, a finger without a body is dead skin and bones.

Paul said that Christians are meant to work together. That means, some are fingers, some are elbows, some are feet. No matter what we are, it is not accurate to say that we can live without the rest of the body. We thrive off one another to survive. As long as you're involved in a body of Christ, you will grow spiritually. If you're not, then you will just be dead in your faith.

So, never assume that you don't need to go to church "because I have God." It is crucial to be surrounded by other followers whenever possible. If you try to live for God alone, what do you think the consequences are?