You do you; let them do them

Focus on fulfilling your role in the church, just what the Lord designed you to be. And be sure to work in harmony with those who are just being who God called them to be, even if their role is very different from yours … even if it annoys you a little bit.

“We have a variety of gifts, but they all come from the same Spirit. We serve in different ways, but we serve the same Lord. God works in different ways, but the same God works in all of us. To each one an expression of the Spirit is given for the common good. The one and the same Spirit distributes all these in whatever way he decides. … The human body is one, though it is made up of many parts. And although there are many parts, they all form one body. So it is with the body of Christ. … If it had only one part, what kind of body would that be?” (See 1 Corinthians 12:4-7,11-12,19)

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Are you sacrificing to demons?

“The things the unbelievers sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, not to God.” (1 Corinthians 10:20)

What sacrifices (of time, money, enthusiasm, etc) do the unbelievers around you make in their lives that are not “unto God”? I don’t care how nice they are personally or how innocuous their activity. If celebrated activity is not done in gratitude to the Lord God, what lord does it acknowledge?

Keep reading: “You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons.” (v.21)

Take care, loved ones, to do everything in thankfulness to God. I do not want you to celebrate with demons. “Whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” (v.31)

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