Monday, March 4

1 Corinthians 3:10-23

Good morning (or evening)! Did you experience grace today? Grace – that undeserved goodness of God.

Paul credits God’s grace for allowing him to “lay a foundation” (start the church in Corinth), built on the foundation, Jesus Christ. This sounds like a fairy tale – God gives Paul gifts, the Church [the people in Corinth] is established and everyone lives comfortably ever after? No, that is not how this works.

See, Paul wanted the church to know that the gospel is worth living for: “Each one should build carefully” and worth sacrificing for: “It will be revealed with fire […]” In my life, moments of Holy Spirit revelation and power were always preceded by surrender and holy inconvenience –sacrifice, though quite minor compared to Jesus. Frankly, there were a few times it felt too hard, but “the wisdom of this world is foolish in God’s eyes.” Only by the grace of God could I truly step forward…

Ask yourself honestly today, do I know that I am “of Christ, and Christ is of God?” Starting right now, let’s give God credit and build on the foundation of Jesus Christ (in EVERY area of our lives).

Undeserved goodness. It’s worth dying for; it’s also worth living for.

Chastity Frederick