I Got Your Back-I Corinthians 12:12-13

Tuesday, I attended my first Lunch, Learn and Lean. It is a group of area pastors that meet once a month to encourage and build each other up. Yesterday, one of the pastors shared how a statement that was made by a fellow pastor challenged him. That statement was “I Got Your Back.” The pastor that made this statement has a son in the army rangers and this is why he said it. He told us how his son shared with him that the other men in his ranger platoon rarely ever go anywhere alone. When they are on base they are always working together, when they leave the base you rarely hear on any of them going somewhere alone. Basically because they have become this close-knit family, if you will, that always has each other’s back. We talked about that Tuesday and we talked a lot about that is the way we should be as a church. We should be a body of people that has each other’s back. You know, that makes a lot of sense. And it even made more sense to me Wednesday morning. I woke up and my day was going as all other days go. Les and I woke up the kids and were getting them ready for school. At 7:50 the phone rang and my wife answered and said it for me. I got on the phone and a lady said, “I didn’t know whom to call. I just woke up this morning and I think my husband is dead, I don’t know what to do!” I, at this point, thought of Tuesday, “ I got your back!” So I said,” I’ll be right there.” And so I have spent most of Wednesday morning with this precious lady that is now facing life after 50 years of marriage. I will spend as much time as possible with her in the next week and days after that just being there for her as much as I can. We have been clearly taught from the bible that we are a body, I Corinthians 12:12-13 says, “For even ?as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, ?so also is Christ.13 For ?by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether ?Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to ?drink of one Spirit.” We are a body of Christ so we are all connected to one another. I wonder how many Christians feel that way though. I wonder how many feel as if they are really connected to the body. I wonder how many feel as if someone has their back. I wonder how many have this question, when it really comes down to it, would someone be there for me when I really need it. We are living in uncertain times, times in which many people are struggling with all kinds of things. Churches are filled with all kinds of people that are hurting and are in need of knowing that someone has their back. So remember we are a body and we are all connected, so look for people that need your encouragement today.