Positioned to Prosper!

1Corinthians 12:18 "But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased Him.

Here we have a passage of scripture which gives the most meaningful description of the Church in the entire bible (1 corinth.12:12-31).The purpose of the passage is to stress the unity of the church.The church is said to be a body,a body of many member,and no one member is  more important or valuable than another.All the parts of the body are still in the body and God placed each member in the body, everyone of them where it pleased Him.You are in the best position to prosper when you are where God places you.

In this era of the mega church and the larger than life religious leaders, it is easy for some in the church to feel unimportant or un-neccesary.But we must understand that God dosn't make any mistakes,every person in every congregation has a value and a gift to be used in the worship service, and a part to play in God's plan of salvation.Each member is set "in the body" as God wills.You are place where you will best be blessed as well as a blessing. Note the words "every one of them",every member has been set in the church by God and gifted by God to do a work in the church. We are all gifted for a specific function,and every function is necessary for the prosperity and health of the body.Even the finger nails are not needed, you might have an itch.We sometimes allow others, the world orlfe's circumstances to dictate to us where God wants to use us in the body but the fact is God places you in the body where it pleased Him.God will place you in a area of the body,that will strengthen your walk and help another along the way.We must remember we are His people,proclaiming His gospel about His salvation to His lost souls, so He knows better than us where we belong.

If you truly want to be in a position to prosper,allow the spirit of the Lord to lead you in the way you should go.God knows what we need, and the things we don't need,so he places us in the body to build up where we are torn down,and to tear down that which we have build up.So where ever he has placed you in the body, be obedient to His word, submitt to His will,and lead others His way.