Created for God’s Purpose

Diversity and inclusion are the words of corporations and of society. It has become popular to tout these as values. I do believe that we should embrace the diversity that surrounds us.

“¹²For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. ¹³For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.” – 1 Corinthians 12:12-13 (ESV)

I read this verses and they scream of diversity. And as I continue through this passage in 1 Corinthians, I see even more that confirms my belief of diversity that is rooted in the word of God. Paul uses an analogy of our physical human form to speak of the importance all our full body.

“¹⁷If the whole body were and eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell?” – 1 Corinthians 12:17 (ESV)

I would be doing it wrong by trying to make everyone like me. Even my boys that God entrusted me to raise, are individuals in their own right. I should raise them to be as such. Yes, it is my responsibility to teach them right from wrong and how to do things, but who they are and the gifts they bring are what make them valuable to God and to society.

“¹⁸But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them as he chose.” – 1 Corinthians 12:18 (ESV)

There are additional verses past 18 in this passage, but this verse is the culmination of my study today. I was chosen by God for a certain purpose. I am unique as God has created me. Those around me are unique as God created them, and each have their certain purpose as chosen by God.

Diversity and inclusion are certainly a couple of buzz words in corporations and society, but the concepts of them are not new. It is my responsibility to embrace the differences among us as God created.

How are you different from those around you? What makes you unique and are you aware that you have a certain purpose? Can you see that we are created for God’s purpose?