“Handle Me With Care, I Have A Gift Inside Of Me”

Ephesians 4:32

Handle me with care is defined as to administer, conduct, cope with, deal with, manage, supervise, take care of. 

Our eternal salvation is secure because of Christ, but when it comes to the daily routine of following the Lord, we desperately need God's grace each day. The word tells us in Romans 12:4-5; “For just as in one body we have many members and not all the members serve the same function, so we who are many are one body in Christ and individually we are members who belong to one another.” As individual members of the one body of Jesus, Christians are members of one another. Members do not work alone. Members do not suffer alone. Members do not rejoice alone. Members consider each other in every task of life and discipleship. During the draught, when the brook had dried up, God commanded Elijah to go to Zarephath. There, a widow woman would take care of him. When he arrived in the city, he saw a woman collecting wood for a fire. He asked her if she could make a loaf of bread, but she said she just had enough for herself and her son. Elijah told her to not be afraid, that God would provide food for them until the rain would return. He then asked her again to first make bread for him, then one for themselves. Because the widow was faithful to the Lord, she obeyed. And God kept His promise by making sure that the flour and oil never ran out.

I come by this morning to let you know we must be handled with care because we all have a gift inside of us. We are weak, but Jesus is strong. We need to frequently ask ourselves this question: “Am I relying on my strength, which is very inadequate, or am I relying on Christ's strength which is far greater than I could ever need? Please handle me with care. Be bless and I love you!!! JE