Lower deck people

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I’m sure everyone has experienced this before – we hurt our little toe or our finger or practically any part of our body, but there’s an impact on the whole body. Maybe because it’s just a small cut, it doesn’t really bother us. It will heal in a few days. But the pain is nevertheless felt. Although we can function as normal, we can not really fully function at our best. Just put one arm in a sling or a wound on one leg that we need to keep dry and see how difficult it is just to take a bath!

It’s the same with the body of Christ, the church. Every member needs to do his or her appointed part. We work together as one. The pastor or the leaders can not be the only ones doing the work. Everyone needs to pull their weight, their share of the burden. Also, everyone needs to move together with God so that we move together as a body. Not some move ahead, while others stay behind.

But of course, there are the frontliners and those in the backroom. In a company, the sales are out there pitching for the jobs, but it is the delivery people with their solutions and coding that make it all happen. The back office folks then need to make sure that all processes run smoothly from the paperwork to the invoicing to the accounting and the collection. They need to ensure that there are no governance or compliance issues, for example, that the anti-bribery pledges are adhered to. The back office and delivery people are seldom the stars, but they are nevertheless crucial. You can make a big sale, but it comes to nought if the product is not delivered in time per specifications. But if delivered but the paperwork was not done properly, we may not be able to translate the sales into proper revenue as there could be leakages. Or worse, we could even lose money on a job if we need to spend more than we are earning to complete the project.

Whether in the world or the church, everyone working together as one is fundamental to the success of any organisation, especially for it to operate at optimum efficency. In the church, in particular, everyone must do its part, whether it’s worship, preaching, chairing, ushering, or visitations or follow-up. Even as a member, turning up for the service or the cell group meeting is a contribution that encourages, and if we participate, it will surely make the service and meeting more meaningful to all.

Blessed Sunday, everyone! Go to church for an on-site service, and lend your voice to the singing and worship – you will be a blessing to everyone who attends!