In life in general, there are many things I do not need.

And in my life in particular, I own things for which I have no need.

But what about in the church — could it be there are people of whom I think I have no need?

If so, I am both carnal and ignorant. And proud, too.

Listen, Mark, and listen well:

“And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you” (1 Corinthians 12:21).

“This is my body, which is broken for you” (1 Corinthians 11:24).

My sin broke Jesus’ body.

My unkindness, selfishness, disrespect, unrighteous anger, and on and on — they all led to the physical breaking of Jesus.

Yes, what was done (to Jesus) was done. It is not repeated each time some human fails. However, God Who Knows Everything knew and experienced then the evil even of today and tomorrow. My evil included.

My sin broke His body . . . and His broken body will break me from my sin.

I do not want my life — my thoughts, my words, my actions, my purposes, my goals — to cause God agony.

Neither do I want His sacrifice for me to be wasted. That is, wasted in the sense that I don’t allow it to do me any good.

When I am tempted to wrong, let me remember the breaking of Jesus.