The Body of Christ!

Could I offer a personal observation about the Crusade the Ministerial Alliance is currently holding in Sesser? I had someone ask me if it was yielding any fruit and I immediately responded positively. Oh, I am not sure it’s the fruit they may have expected; we’ve yet to come to the point where people want to stay and worship all night long; people have not yet flooded the altars and refused to leave. Still, I think God has been busy. Since the annual Crusade began four years ago, a solidarity is forming among the Body of Christ that, I do not believe existed before. Oh, you may have known some of them for a lifetime, but we have been introduced to other believers and preachers, and we have found out firsthand that they are not odd people; they may not believe exactly what we believe, but they are just like us! They too struggle with being faithful to the calling God has placed on them. They too interpret Scripture as best they can with the limited knowledge they possess, and they too use those teachings to guide their lives. I pray all might come to more fully realize the Body of Christ is made up of many different parts and that each part is essential to the larger body if it is to function effectively. Yeah, I think God is at work.