Day 8 in the Word: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9

About the passage

Remember who you are! This is a stern reminder from the Apostle for me not become puffed up simply because sometimes I get to be His messenger. We are not the one who create the abundant yield come in ministry: the producer is God. For those of us who have often been a vessel used by God, it is oh so easy to get confused about our role and God’s role! I’ve not put one star in place, I’ve not created one blade of grass from the thin air or changed the direction of the wind. God does all of that! This would be a good moment to stop and talk to God about moments of “command-confusion” when I/you mistakenly thought we were in charge. God is so gracious and so forgiving! Let Him forgive you now.

Rev. Gregory Dyson

Vice President for Spiritual Life and Intercultural Leadership | Campus Pastor

Day 8: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9

¹ Dear brothers and sisters, when I was with you I couldn’t talk to you as I would to spiritual people. I had to talk as though you belonged to this world or as though you were infants in Christ. ² I had to feed you with milk, not with solid food, because you weren’t ready for anything stronger. And you still aren’t ready, ³ for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people of the world? ⁴ When one of you says, “I am a follower of Paul,” and another says, “I follow Apollos,” aren’t you acting just like people of the world?

⁵ After all, who is Apollos? Who is Paul? We are only God’s servants through whom you believed the Good News. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us. ⁶ I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow. ⁷ It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow. ⁸ The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose. And both will be rewarded for their own hard work. ⁹ For we are both God’s workers. And you are God’s field. You are God’s building.

Questions

What does the passage say? / What is happening in the text?

How does this impact me? / What is significant or noteworthy?

What does this mean in my life? / What does this mean to me?