Ephesians 4 Christs purpose in different Spiritual Gifts

But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it says,

"When he ascended on high he led a host of captives,

and he gave gifts to men."
(In saying, "He ascended," what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth? He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
(Ephesians 4:7-16 ESV)

After 2000 years I still don't think we are there yet: we are not fully unified in faith or knowledge of the Son of God. I am still not mature as a man of faith in the fullness of stature of Christ. We the church are often like children tossed to and fro by he waves of our circumstances, by death, by sadness, by sin, by different churches or teachers. But God has called us to each use our gifts for the building up of the church and other saints in their walk with The Lord. The work of Christ in preparing his bride the church is not yet finished.

Yet there is hope in this picture of the fullness of unity and love and knowledge in the church. Christ has begun this work and he has called us to join him. We can trust he will finish the work he began. God I pray for this work that you would be at work in me and InterVarsity through me as a teacher and pastor and evangelist. God I pray you would be at work in my churches and young adults group and small group. Work through us. I pray that we would work towards that fullness. I pray that we would humble ourselves to be part of your body Christ to humble ourselves to work with others.
Amen