What Good Would I Be

In Argentina, everyone is required by law to spend two years in military service. One fellow showed up at the induction center objecting, “What good would I be? I have no arms!” They put him in the army anyway. At basic training camp his commanding officer said, “See that fellow up there on the hill pumping water? Go tell him when the pail is full. He’s blind.”

Sometimes we can get caught up asking, “What good would I be?” and believing we have nothing to offer of service to God. As it turns out, we are all functioning parts of the whole body of Christ; and though we may not see the value of the gifts and abilities God has given us, He has a plan to use them in union with the unique talents of others believers to achieve a particular goal. In fact, He hand picked each worker and personally assigned their different abilities, knowing that that’s where they would thrive and serve Him best.

Turning Points

June 2007

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Service; Church; Body; Excuses