Gene A. Getz, in his book, The Measure of a Church, asks the question, “What is the measure of maturity in the local church?” And he lists what many people believe are the indicators of maturity . . . 1. Activity 2. Gving 3. Growing 4. Soul-Winning 5. Smooth-Running 6. Missional 7. Spirit-Filled 8. Big. God used Paul to give us a different measure for the maturity of the church. Paul says that the church is mature when it functions like one body, and Jesus Christ is the Head. In the first few months of a baby’s life, you can see their eyes wanting to reach for a toy or something, but their hands and arms are not yet able to cooperate with what their brain wants them to do. As the baby becomes more mature, their body parts began to obey what their “head” says to do. Likewise, when we mature as the church, we individually obey what our “head”, Jesus Christ, wants us to do. The Church is not obedient to a set of rules. We are obedient to the Person of Jesus Christ through a trusting relationship and to the truths He has spoken. And our obedience is not just our head, but in the way we live and serve one another. May we all strive to be a part of the Body of Christ that responds to His leading and calling.