One day I was getting ready for my mom’s birthday party. We were planning to have the party the next day at our house. And as usual, I had a full day of cleaning, shopping and cooking ahead of me to prepare for it. I was going full steam with the vacuum cleaner and getting after the kitchen floors. When I suddenly slammed my pinkie toe into a metal bar stool. Excruciating pain shot thru my entire body. I just leaned against the wall and closed my eyes waiting for the pain to subside.

Later, I was reminded how the Kingdom of God is like a body. Every part of that body has a purpose and is important. And when one part of that body is hurt or is in pain it affects the whole body. It might seem like the brain or heart has a more significant role to play in the body’s function. But, let a small part like that pinkie toe get hurt or come under attack and the whole body pays attention! The heart beats faster and the brain struggles to control all of the signals it is receiving. I limped the rest of the day with my other body parts protecting and compensating for my bruised and swollen toe.

There are no insignificant parts of the body in God’s Kingdom. Every body part has a role to play in keeping the body healthy, strong and working for the Lord.

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 KJV- Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

1 Corinthians 12:14-27 KJV- For the body is not one member, but many. 15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? 18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. 19 And if they were all one member, where were the body? 20 But now are they many members, yet but one body. 21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. 22 Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: 23 And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. 24 For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: 25 That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. 26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. 27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.