Psalm 71:3 Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.

When you hear the word dependent what do you think? Child? Tax deduction? Needy? There are many ways to look at the word and for all practical purposes could be considered helpless. We do not like the word helpless. We shy away from such thoughts because there is little if any hope in that word. We always want to think there is a source of help and a hope.

In truth dependent means community. We are part of something bigger than just ourselves. We are always pointing to personal responsibility in relationship with God. Salvation comes to individuals based on personal acceptance. I am only saved by faith, my faith cannot save you. Yet once we accept that great salvation we become part of something much greater, the body of Christ.

We are dependent upon each other within a body, no one part supplies all needs. Each part is vital in order to achieve a whole healthy, complete body. Christ is perfect, AMEN? That being the case, and with us being a part of the body, we await the perfect completion of that body, so that we may be delivered a whole and perfect body to the wedding.

In this we are dependent on every soul that makes up that body and cannot be delivered until that last soul accepts Christ by faith. In this we are depending on each other to do the one thing we are all called to do within the body of Christ, no matter what part of the body you are, eye, ear, lip or little toe.

2 Corinthians 5:18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;