Needs and Responsibilities

How far are we from learning that we each need the gifts of other parts of the Body of Jesus, and that we are responsible for living in a way that other parts gain access to part of His life through our contributions?

How devoted are we to doing whatever we can to enable and encourage the rest of the Body, and laying down our lives so that the Head of the Body can use us to gain the things of the Spirit that we have to offer?

A victim of paralysis has body parts that are numb to the presence and needs of the rest of her/his body. When will we allow the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus to empower us to love Jesus and one another with the entirety of our lives and strengths?

When we do, we will see the maturity Paul prophesied in what we call verses 11-16 of chapter 4 of his letter to the congregations in Ephesus.