“Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take away the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? May it never be!”
—1 Corinthians 6:15

In the intense times we live in, with people busily running to and fro, trying to keep up with the stressful demands brought on by their jobs and technology, I pray often for Jesus to equip His body to keep Him at the front and center of our lives. Setting aside the first portion of the day to spend with our Father shows that He is our first love, and this is a time He uses to reset our hearts to be in tune with His.

During my “set apart” times, I seek to lay all of my weaknesses, failures, and cares at the feet of Jesus to enter into an intimate time of connection with my almighty Father. One morning, after releasing my cares to Yeshua, I began calling on the Holy Spirit for revelation regarding today’s verse. The Spirit of God moved upon me and deeply connected me with Yeshua through a profound vision.

The Spirit began by first showing me that the word member refers to a limb or appendage, as in an arm or leg, and that as believers in Messiah Jesus we are integral parts of Him. As the Spirit revealed this truth to me, I suddenly saw, through the eyes of my heart, the Lord in bodily form extending Himself and His hand to me. My body became the finger that stretched forth from His hand pointing toward the earth. His loving, almighty Being filled me profoundly, releasing new revelation and understanding about situations I was facing.

Paul wrote, “For the body is not one member, but many. If the foot says, ‘Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,’ it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body. And if the ear says, ‘Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body,’ it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body… God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body, just as He desired” (1 Cor. 12:14–16, 18).

Beloved, when you received Yeshua as your Savior, you became part of His spiritual body, the church. Now you are His appendage, releasing divine love to a world in need of a Savior.

Here I am, Lord, an appendage of Your body extended into this earthly realm for Your glory. Release Your unconditional love through me into every situation that I face today.

Cynthia Schneider, From Passover to Pentecost (Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House, 2021), Used by permission.