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Daily Bible reading strengthens our relationship with God, nourishes our spirits and equips us to live a fruitful, effective life for Him.

This month we're reading scriptures about the Church living as a missional community. God's people are called, formed and sent to participate in His mission in the world. Each day includes an Old Testament reading, a New Testament reading, a question for reflection and a daily prayer. As we read the Word it’s important that we apply what we read and pray it out over our lives. One of the way you can do this is by using the acronym SOAP. To find out more about SOAP watch this video.

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Day 27 – One Body, Many Gifts

Reflect: “Mission isn’t the work of a few specialists. How can the gifts of the whole church contribute to God’s mission?”

Numbers 11:16-30

16The LORD said to Moses: "Bring me seventy of Israel's elders who are known to you as leaders and officials among the people. Have them come to the Tent of Meeting, that they may stand there with you.17I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take of the Spirit that is on you and put the Spirit on them. They will help you carry the burden of the people so that you will not have to carry it alone.18"Tell the people: 'Consecrate yourselves in preparation for tomorrow, when you will eat meat. The LORD heard you when you wailed, "If only we had meat to eat! We were better off in Egypt!" Now the LORD will give you meat, and you will eat it.19You will not eat it for just one day, or two days, or five, ten or twenty days,20but for a whole month-until it comes out of your nostrils and you loathe it-because you have rejected the LORD, who is among you, and have wailed before him, saying, "Why did we ever leave Egypt?"'"21But Moses said, "Here I am among six hundred thousand men on foot, and you say, 'I will give them meat to eat for a whole month!'22Would they have enough if flocks and herds were slaughtered for them? Would they have enough if all the fish in the sea were caught for them?"23The LORD answered Moses, "Is the LORD's arm too short? You will now see whether or not what I say will come true for you."24So Moses went out and told the people what the LORD had said. He brought together seventy of their elders and had them stand around the Tent.25Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke with him, and he took of the Spirit that was on him and put the Spirit on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they did not do so again.26However, two men, whose names were Eldad and Medad, had remained in the camp. They were listed among the elders, but did not go out to the Tent. Yet the Spirit also rested on them, and they prophesied in the camp.27A young man ran and told Moses, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp."28Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses' aide since youth, spoke up and said, "Moses, my lord, stop them!"29But Moses replied, "Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the LORD's people were prophets and that the LORD would put his Spirit on them!"30Then Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.

1 Corinthians 12:4-27

4-5There is only one Holy Spirit of God but He manifests Himself in different ways, just as there are different ministries in the church, but all inspired by the same Lord.6Although God works in different ways, it is still the same God who is doing His work in every believer.7Every manifestation of the Spirit is given for the good of all who meet together.8The Spirit can give to one a word of wisdom, to another a word of knowledge that could only be revealed by the same Holy Spirit.9God inspires a gift of faith in another, and He does this by the same Spirit. Others receive gifts of healings, but it is the same Holy Spirit at work.10Another can be used to perform miracles, another be given prophetic words, another the ability to distinguish between true and false spirits, another the ability to speak in a language he has never learned, and to yet another the ability to explain what God was saying through that language.11Very different gifts, but all the work of the same Spirit, the Holy Spirit of God. And He uses different people in the way that He decides.The Body of Christ12The human body consists of many different parts but they all work together as a single unit; many parts, but one body! It is similar with the body of Christ.13When we were all baptised, the Spirit of God was at work to make us parts of the one body of Christ, whether we were Jews or not, slaves or free men. And we have all drunk the same Living Water, the one Spirit of God.14We have seen that the body has not one part, but many.15Imagine the foot saying, "I am not a hand, so I do not belong to the body." To say such a thing would not mean that the foot was not part of the body.16Or suppose the ear said, "I am not an eye so I don't belong to the body." Would that mean that the ear ceased to be part of the body?17If the body consisted only of an eye, it would not be able to hear. And if the whole body was an ear, how would it be able to smell anything?18But in His wisdom, God has arranged every part of the body precisely according to His plan.19If everyone was alike, there could be no body.20Yet, the facts are clear – we are made of many parts, but have only one body.21So the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you!" Nor can the head say to the feet, "I don't need you!"22Quite the opposite, for even what appear to be the weaker parts of the body are indispensable.23-24We take care even of those parts we think to be less important. Those parts we do not wish to display publicly we treat with modesty, while other parts need no special consideration. In the body of Christ God has drawn together diverse members and has given greater honour to those who have never in the past been honoured.25He wants no division in the body, but for all to be regarded as important and to have concern for one another.26When one suffers, every other part shares in that suffering. When one member is honoured, all can rejoice together with him or her.27Now you are Christ's body and every one of you a member of it.

Thank you Jesus, that You make us a people who know and live in Your love, proclaim Your good news, welcome the stranger, serve our neighbours and participate together in Your mission. Show us those You are reaching, and give us eyes to see, ears to hear, courage to respond and love for the people around us.

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