Build - by Stephanie McFadden

For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith;  if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach;  if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead,[b] do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.     

Romans 12:4-8 NIV

My confession this week: I. Love. Legos. They’re amazing toys- sturdy, well-manufactured, colorful, fun, non-screen-time entertainment.  They are also educational: improving hand-eye development, fine motor skills, logic, and other problem-solving challenges.  

However: a Lego brick by itself is kinda boring.  Think about it. What can you do with just this piece? 

Answer? Not much!

but.... add a few more pieces and look what you can make: layered pyramids with stairs

Let’s add some more: a car with moving pieces!

And.. Let’s add a LOT more legos to make life-sized statues: 

The red lego brick by itself is just a brick. It’s only when various pieces come together that you can see the real beauiy of this toy: If you have a few more blocks, you can create a step pyramid. If you take that single red piece and add a things like a windshield, roof, “lights”, doors, steering wheel, seat and wheels, your can build a great car!  If you take that single red piece and join it with thousands of pieces of all shapes, colors and sizes, you can form a huge statue, like a picture right out of a movie. Isn’t it incredible that a single little block can join together to form such a variety of amazing things?

In a way, we are a single Lego block. We are part of God’s brand new lego set- we’re a pile of unassembled blocks of different shapes, sizes and colors. Not one brick is more or less important than another- He knows that all the pieces are needed to make a finished product. We are designed to work together – He holds the instuction book. He gave us the the ability to lock and join together with other “blocks” to form His beauiful masterpiece...one piece at a time, step by step. 

So since we find ourselves fashioned into all these excellently formed and marvelously functioning parts in Christ’s body, let’s just go ahead and be what we were made to be, without enviously or pridefully comparing ourselves with each other, or trying to be something we aren’t.

Romans 12: 4-6 Message

If we are Legos-- It doesn’t matter if you are a 4x4 red brick, a 1x6 blue brick, or a clear window block- we are all important in the eyes of God.   Use the talents God gave you and join with others to build up our families, our communities,  our churches, our world. Together, let’s build up the body of Christ.  Let’s team up and work together for a common goal- for the glory of God.