Daily Reading // 1 Corinthians 3-4
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S // SCRIPTURE
Select a verse from today’s reading
1 Corinthians 3:13-15 (NKJV) 13 each one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone’s work which he has built on [it] endures, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
O // OBSERVATION
Why did this verse get your attention? Make a simple observation from the text
Sometimes we wonder, “Will my life even matter? Will what I do count? Does it really hurt to take a few shortcuts, or to do what’s best for me even if it hurts someone else? Is anybody really going to know?”
The answer is a hard ‘yes’. “Each one’s work will become clear.”
A // APPLICATION
How can I apply this to my life today?
This is the practical result of living by faith. I get to live my life knowing there is One who is always watching.
It’s so easy to get distracted and live in a way that looks good on the outside but cheats a little here or there when no one is watching. I need to live instead for an Audience of One. Only One really matters.
I can rest assured that any act of kindness and faith, no matter how hidden, is seen and recorded.
Each one’s work will become clear.
P // PRAYER
Express yourself in prayer
Father, I want my whole life, seen and unseen, to reflect You in me. Amen.
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