Most authorities on human anatomy recognize 78 organs in the human body. The apostle Paul used the human body to illustrate the diversity and unity of all Christians in the Body of Christ. Organs are diverse, yet the human body is a unit.

Paul used the human body and its parts to illustrate his teaching on spiritual gifts which God “[distributes] to each one individually as He wills” (1 Corinthians 12:11). Just as God arranged the human body and its parts “just as He pleased” (1 Corinthians 12:18), so He has distributed spiritual gifts in the Body of Christ the same way. And just as every organ in the human body has a part to play in function and in health, so every Christian has a part to play in the function and health of the Body of Christ. Paul identifies the spiritual gifts God has given to the Church in Romans 12 and 1 Corinthians 12–14.

What spiritual gift(s) has God given you? How are you using it to build up the Body of Christ?

Pride of gifts robs us of God’s blessing in the use of them.
William Gurnall