Who packed your parachute?

Who packed your parachute?

Bible:1 Samuel 30:1-25

The share of the man who stayed with the supplies is to be the same as that of
him who went down to the battle. All shall share alike (V.24).

Reading

Anton was sitting in a restaurant when a random guy came up to him and said, “You’re Anton. You flew a jet fighter for the RAF. You were shot down!” “How in the world did you know that?” asked Anton. The man, who had served in the RAF at the same time, answered, “I packed
your parachute.” Then he added, “I guess it worked.” That night Anton thought about this guy who had stood at a table carefully folding parachutes for men whose lives might depend on them. Anton wondered, How many times did I pass this guy but didn’t even say good morning because I was a jet pilot and he was just some low-ranking soldier? This story makes me think of David’s words in today’s Bible reading. Two hundred of his men became too tired to keep marching and fight the Amalekites. So they stayed behind to guard the supplies. When David returned from battle, he made no distinction between them and his fighting men. He said, “They shall
share alike” (1 SAMUEL 30:24). In God’s family there are no high and low people, no important or
unimportant jobs. We all work together in the church, depending on one another.

YOU ARE THE BODY OF CHRIST, AND EACH ONE OF
YOU IS A PART OF IT. 1 CORINTHIANS 12:27

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