When you're one of over 7 billion people on the planet, you can feel pretty small. Pastor Ray Bentley says we often have a distorted view of our significance. How often do we as human beings feel like I don't matter? I don't count. I am so small. I'm so tiny. I'm so insignificant. I'm nothing. And you get all discouraged.

oday important insight on the body of Christ. There's no caste system in the family of God. Pastor Ray Bentley says the ground is level at the cross. There's nobody in a higher status. Better status, closer status. There are no second class citizens. There's nothing you could do. Performer accomplished. That will make God love you more or feel more love for you than he does right now.

Today some important thoughts on the family of God. Pastor Ray Bentley says the Lord never meant for us to face this life alone. To tough it out solo life is meant to be enjoyed and shared both its challenges trials, struggles, joys, exhilarating times together with others. That's what makes life rewarding and beautiful and rich. God made it that way.

The Lord loves to empower us to do his work. Pastor Ray Bentley explains how it happens in his life. When I do what I love to do and what I am called to do and gifted to do, I don't get as tired. In fact, many ways I kind of get recharged while I'm doing what I love to do.

Pastor Ray Bentley on the universal call of the gospel. Jesus died as a ransom for all men. If all would receive it, all would be saved. Revelation 320 behold, I stand at the door. Knock. If anyone here is my voice and opens the door, I will come in. I cannot tell you how often I've heard that scripture and how that scripture touches me, because it tells me so much about the Lord who knocks a gentleman.

Today, pastor Ray Bentley points out, anyone can move up to the next level in their walk with God. It just takes some work. Any human being that will walk and devote themselves to working on my exercise, going to the gym of the human heart. And by the way, a gym speaks of a lot of hard work. It's a lot easier to work on the outside.

Pastor Ray Bentley points to the cultural connection with the Apostle Paul's insights. Paul was constantly looking at the Roman Greek world with their athletics and the devotion and and the worship of the athletes. And he said, look at all the time energy poured into these things. What if we as gods sons and daughters, took the same devotion, the same dedication, and applied it to the interior part of our lives?

Today, pastor Ray Bentley points out the dynamic God intended for the body of Christ. We are the church of the Living God. We're the family of God. We're brothers and sisters. And may I say to you, God never intended for you as good as you are, as spiritual as you are. None of us was meant to live life in our own power, our own strength, our own wisdom, our own ability.

Today on Maranatha radio. Pastor Ray Bentley emphasizes the value of being a servant. What's the reward of beginning to be a servant like Jesus? Respect. God loves and honors those who are servants like him, and he will see to it that if you become a servant like your son Jesus, you will be respected. Not only will you be respected within the family of God, but even by nonbelievers in the great spread.

Pastor Ray Bentley explains how we're to act on the love God places inside of us. I want to challenge you that if you are saved and you have the Holy Spirit inside of you, we are surrounded by multitudes of people who are wounded and hurting and lost and suffering and in tremendous need. I want to say that as you begin to serve others, you will be ministered to as you minister to others.