“From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love” (Eph. 4:16).
In God’s nation, every joint is involved in supplying. That supply flows from one part of the joint to the other part. Every joint has a supply. And when every joint is not supplying clots develop.
Do you know what a blood clot does? It stops the flow of blood. If the blood clot is in the wrong area, it can cause a person to die. There must be a free flow of blood in order for your body to be healthy and do what it is designed to do.
Similarly, in the body of Christ every joint has a supply. When a joint is not supplying its part, it is as if it were a blood clot. This stoppage in the body of Christ comes from individuals being in the wrong place. One of God’s strategies is that there be a free flow of everything that the body of Christ needs.
For example, Dr. Leroy Thompson supplies the body of Christ with knowledge of financial prosperity. God will give him that message, as He does with every other area where the church might be lacking, to get Christians to be what He wants so that He can have a nation that will bring back the return of Jesus.
This is not religion. This is serious business. We are not here just to have church on Sunday. We are here to supply to the body of Christ the Word of God. We will be what God said we would be; and the world will see that we are blessed, prosperous, and productive.
Everything we produce is abundant, far beyond what the world can do. They’ll say, “There must be something about them over there. Let me go and find out what it is.” When they come we will tell them, “It is because of Jesus. You can come and be a part of this nation under God and prosper in everything you do, as well.”
But that doesn’t happen by accident. God is looking for people who will supply their part; a people that will produce. When that happens, every part of the body will work. There will be no clots. But there will be increase in the body, and an abundance of love toward God and toward one another. This is the will of God.
Scripture References: Psalm 1:1-3; Galatians 6:10
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Keith Butler has been an ordained minister since 1974. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and holds diplomas from Canada Christian College and Rhema Bible Training Center.
He serves in ministry with the support of his lovely wife, Pastor Deborah L. Butler, and their children: Pastor Andre Butler (granddaughters Alexis, Angela, and April), Pastor MiChelle Ferguson and husband Pastor Lee (grandson Lucas), and Minister Kristina Jenkins and husband Pastor Joel (grandsons Andrew and Austin, and granddaughter Alyssa).