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2026年9月10日｜灵修经文：哥林多前书 12:21–22

「眼不能对手说：『我用不着你。』头也不能对脚说：『我用不着你。』不但如此，身上肢体，人以为软弱的，更是不可少的。」
——哥林多前书 12:21–22

想象有一天，

身体里的眼睛忽然对手说：

「我看得见前面的路，也看得见周围发生什么事。你没有我看得远，我好像比你重要。」

手听了，心里很不是滋味。

这时，脚也开口了：

「每天都是我带大家往前走。如果没有我，你们哪里也去不了。」

耳朵听见以后，也忍不住说：

「你们别忘了，如果没有我，连别人说什么都听不见。」

渐渐地，

每一个肢体都开始比较。

谁比较重要？
谁的功用比较大？
谁应该被看见？

就在大家争论的时候，

地上有一个人跌倒了。

眼睛看见了，
却不能把他扶起来；

耳朵听见他的呼求，
却不能走到他身边；

脚可以走过去，
却不能伸手帮助他。

最后，

眼睛看见，
耳朵听见，
脚走过去，
手把他扶起来。

那一刻，

大家才明白：

原来神从来没有要我们彼此竞争，
祂要我们彼此配搭。

这就是保罗在哥林多前书12章所描绘的教会。

教会就像一个身体。

有人像眼睛，
能够看见方向；

有人像耳朵，
很会聆听；

有人像手，
总是愿意服事；

有人像脚，
默默地走很远的路；

也有人似乎没有那么显眼，
只是安静地祷告、陪伴、关怀。

可是神说：

「人以为软弱的，更是不可少的。」

我们常常容易羡慕别人的位置。

看见别人站在台前，
会觉得他的恩赐比较重要；

看见别人有影响力，
会觉得自己所做的太微小。

但保罗说：

「神随自己的意思把肢体俱各安排在身上了。」
——哥林多前书 12:18

原来，

我的位置不是偶然，
你的恩赐也不是偶然。

神没有把我们造成一样，
因为祂从来没有打算让一个人完成所有的事情。

祂把不同的人放在一起，

让你的刚强补足我的软弱，
也让我的恩赐成为你的帮助。

所以真正的合一，
不是大家都一样。

真正的合一是：

我们虽然不同，
却愿意一起走。

眼睛不对手说：
「我用不着你。」

头也不对脚说：
「我比你重要。」

反而彼此说：

「谢谢神把你放在这里。」

这也让我想到，

一个家庭能够走得长久，
不是因为每个人性格一样；

一个小组能够同心，
也不是因为每个人想法完全相同；

一个教会能够成为基督的身体，
更不是因为每个人都有相同的恩赐。

而是因为我们渐渐学习：

不比较，
不轻看，
不争谁最大，

而是彼此接纳，
彼此补足，
彼此同行。

哥林多前书12章最后，
保罗却突然说：

「我现今把最妙的道指示你们。」

然后进入第13章——

爱。

原来，身体真正能够连接在一起的，
不只是恩赐，

而是爱。

恩赐让我们能够服事，
爱让我们愿意彼此服事。

恩赐让我们各有不同，
爱却让这些不同成为祝福。

有一天，
当我们回头看走过的路，

也许会发现：

那些曾经与我最不一样的人，
反而成为神用来补足我的人；

那些我曾经觉得不起眼的服事，
原来一直在托住整个身体。

因为在基督里，

没有多余的肢体，
只有不同的位置。

今天，

不要问：

「为什么我不像他？」

也不要问：

「谁比较重要？」

让我们问：

「主啊，祢把我放在这里，
今天我要怎样成为别人的祝福？」

因为——

我们不同，却彼此需要；
我们各有恩赐，却同属一个身体；
我们彼此配搭，同心同行，
让这个世界从我们彼此相爱的生命中，
看见基督。

祷告：

主耶稣，谢谢祢把不同的人放在我的生命中。求祢除去我里面的比较和骄傲，也除去我的自卑。让我看见自己在祢身体中的位置，也学习珍惜每一个祢所安排的肢体。愿我们不彼此竞争，而是彼此补足；不彼此轻看，而是彼此相爱。让我们同心同行，使祢的身体被建立，让人从我们的生命中看见祢。阿们。

Different, Yet We Need One Another

September 10, 2026 | Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:21–22

“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.”
— 1 Corinthians 12:21–22

Imagine one day,

the eye suddenly says to the hand:

“I can see the road ahead. I can see what is happening around us. You cannot see as far as I can. Perhaps I am more important than you.”

The hand hears this and feels hurt.

Then the feet speak up:

“Every day, I am the one carrying everyone forward. Without me, none of you could go anywhere.”

The ears hear this and cannot resist adding:

“Don’t forget about me. Without me, you wouldn’t even hear what others are saying.”

Slowly,

every part of the body begins to compare itself with the others.

Who is more important?
Whose role is greater?
Who deserves to be noticed?

While they are still arguing,

someone nearby falls to the ground.

The eyes can see him,
but cannot lift him up.

The ears can hear his cry,
but cannot walk over to him.

The feet can carry the body toward him,
but cannot reach out to help him.

Finally,

the eyes see,
the ears hear,
the feet walk over,
and the hands lift him up.

At that moment,

they finally understand:

God never intended us to compete with one another.
He created us to work together.

This is the picture Paul gives us of the church in 1 Corinthians 12.

The church is like a body.

Some are like eyes,
able to see direction.

Some are like ears,
gifted at listening.

Some are like hands,
always ready to serve.

Some are like feet,
quietly willing to walk the extra mile.

And some may not seem very noticeable at all.
They simply pray, accompany, encourage, and care for others quietly.

Yet God says:

“Those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable.”

We can easily become envious of someone else’s position.

When we see someone standing on a platform,
we may think their gift is more important.

When we see someone with influence,
we may feel that what we are doing is too small to matter.

But Paul says:

“God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as He wanted them to be.”
— 1 Corinthians 12:18

This means—

My place is not an accident.
Neither is your gift.

God did not make us all the same,
because He never intended one person to do everything.

He brings different people together,

so that your strength may support my weakness,
and my gift may become a blessing to you.

True unity, therefore,
does not mean that everyone is the same.

True unity means:

Though we are different,
we choose to walk together.

The eye does not say to the hand,
“I don’t need you.”

The head does not say to the feet,
“I am more important than you.”

Instead, we learn to say to one another:

“Thank God He placed you here.”

A family does not stay together because everyone has the same personality.

A small group does not become united because everyone thinks exactly the same way.

And a church does not become the Body of Christ because everyone has the same gifts.

We become one as we gradually learn—

not to compare,
not to look down on one another,
not to compete over who is greater,

but to accept one another,
strengthen one another,
and walk together.

At the end of 1 Corinthians 12, Paul suddenly says:

“And yet I will show you the most excellent way.”

Then he leads us directly into chapter 13—

Love.

Perhaps this is the heart of it all.

What truly holds the Body together is not merely our gifts,

but love.

Gifts enable us to serve.

Love makes us willing to serve one another.

Gifts make us different.

Love turns those differences into blessings.

One day, when we look back at the road we have travelled together,

perhaps we will discover that the people who were most different from us
were the very people God used to complete what was lacking in us.

And the acts of service that seemed small and unnoticed
may have been quietly holding the whole Body together.

Because in Christ,

there are no unnecessary parts—
only different places and different purposes.

So today,

instead of asking,

“Why am I not like that person?”

or,

“Who is more important?”

let us ask:

“Lord, You have placed me here.
How can I be a blessing to someone today?”

Because—

We are different, yet we need one another.
We have different gifts, yet we belong to one Body.
As we serve together and walk together in unity,
may the world see Christ
through the way we love one another.

Prayer

Lord Jesus, thank You for placing different people in my life. Remove comparison and pride from my heart, and also free me from feelings of inadequacy. Help me to see the place You have given me in Your Body and to treasure every person You have placed alongside me.

Teach us not to compete, but to strengthen one another; not to look down on one another, but to love one another. May we walk together in unity, build up Your Body, and let others see You through our lives.

Amen.