Playing to One Conductor

Playing to One Conductor
By Os Hillman

November 9

"The eye cannot say to the hand, 'I don't need you!' And the head cannot say
to the feet, 'I don't need you!' On the contrary, those parts of the body
that
seem to be weaker are indispensable, and the parts that we think are less
honorable we treat with special honor" (1 Cor 12:21-23).

I watched as the conductor looked over to the violin section, then the
percussion, then there was a seemingly insignificant lady standing way back
in the
corner waiting to play her one or two notes on a chime-looking instrument.
"Who would even notice if she didn't play her instrument?" I wondered to
myself.
"The conductor would," said the still voice in my spirit.

An orchestra is a great picture of the way the Body of Christ should
operate. It is made up of different people with different gifts, all being
led by the
one Great Conductor, telling us when to use our gift in the right time. I am
sure the lady in the back of the room who only plays a few notes must think
she doesn't measure up to the great violinist who sits right up close to the
conductor.

However, imagine if you slowly removed each member of the orchestra, one at
a time. At first you may not notice any difference without a trained ear.
But
as you remove each member of the orchestra, you will begin to miss the
powerful and melodic sound of many instruments playing together. Finally,
when all
but a few of the instruments are removed, you notice a big difference in the
sound and the void left from key instruments.

Imagine if these instruments tried to go out and play songs all by
themselves. Imagine if the tuba tried to play a solo. Or the oboe did the
same. You get
the idea.

Every member of the Body of Christ matters. Every job matters to God and
contributes to our great Conductor's grand plan to fulfill His purposes on
the
earth. Your contribution matters to God and has no hierarchy of importance.

Play your instrument to the glory of God in unison with the other
instruments God has raised up for His purposes.

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