God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
and again, "The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile." 1st Corinthians 3:20 NIV She left her small village in the mountains when she was only a teenager. She went to work in the city. Only when her own children were going to school did the government start putting requirements on attaining... Continue Reading →
Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? 1st Corinthians 3:16 NIV Before the first day of work, the whole company filed solemnly into the temple. It was a tall tower that was beautifully decorated with bright colors. It stood out in sharp contrast in between the... Continue Reading →
his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's work. 1st Corinthians 3:13 NIV It was the day they had trained for. They were trying out to make the team and... Continue Reading →
For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. 1st Corinthians 3:11 NIV The tiny hands closed over the coloring crayon. With his face twisted up in concentration, the small child did his best to make a beautiful work of art. He was coloring a picture of... Continue Reading →
So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. 1st Corinthians 3:7 NIV He thought he would be kind and share a quote from a classical Christian writer. The quote had helped bring him closer to God. So the man tried posting to his church´s Facebook... Continue Reading →
You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere men? 1st Corinthians 3:3 NIV There was no way that the two could see eye to eye. His boss just did not like him. But because his boss was away a lot,... Continue Reading →
I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. 1st Corinthians 3:2 NIV The woman looked down at her newborn baby asleep her arms. She had just experienced the miracle of giving birth to her first child. She was still in shock... Continue Reading →
This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. 1st Corinthians 2:13 NIV They sat down in the poolside cafeteria to have a drink. As they did, they became aware of the discussion from a table next... Continue Reading →
We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. 1st Corinthians 2:12 NIV He stepped cautiously up to the pulpit. All eyes were on him. It was graduation day and the whole community showed up. He had been... Continue Reading →
However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him" 1st Corinthians 2:9 NIV From the time he was a toddler, he had been taught that God was preparing a home for him. He could almost see the streets... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 