“...And God saw that it was good.”
-Gen. 1:25b KJV
Each According To Its Kind!
God created diversity. Although each of us is different from the other, God calls it good... surprised?
In the animal and plant kingdoms, under the branch of science called Phylogeny, the diversity of creation and the beauty of it all are clearly seen. You will never be able imagine what uncountable different species of organisms God made. Yet when you come to individual organisms, even of the same species, no two are ever alike.
I am a Microbiologist by profession and I come across countless number of of similar, yet very different microbes everyday. Just as God did not make one basic type of tree or flower or one design of birds, sea creatures, etc, he made us all with different faces, abilities, temperaments and personalities.
We should never expect everybody around us to behave exactly as we do, even in church. If this were the case then, how possible is it that people so different, could function harmoniously as one?
Paul explains this in 1 Corinthians 12. In our diversity, each of us is endowed with different gifts. Our efforts should be geared towards harvesting our individual gifts for the purpose of spreading the gospel. We should equally make efforts to strengthen one another’s strong points and overcome one another’s weaknesses.
Quick Read: Genesis 1:21-27; Memory Verse: Genesis 1:27; Further Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:1-31;
Through the Bible in 1 year: Genesis 9-11; Matthew 4
Prayer: LORD, help me to see the strengths and not the weaknesses in others
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