“For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid,
which is Jesus Christ.  Now if any man
builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay,
straw,  each man’s work will become
evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and
the fire itself will test the quality of each man’s work.”  (1 Cortinthians 3:11-13)

Who you are is evident in what
you do and how you do things.  Do not be
led by the ways of this world, for they are fleeting and will soon be
gone.  Be led by the eternal Word of the
Lord who gives instructions for the ages. 
Know that in the Lord, there is hope and an eternal future.  Laying a foundation upon the things of this world
is only temporary.  Which shall be your
foundation?

Lord, guide me to choose the better portion.  Help me to understand that only in You is there
a future that is unending.  I desire more
time, but only in Your Word do I find the hope that is unending.  Show me how to walk the path You lay before
us all that I may abide in Your presence now and forever.  Let me walk through every test with You by my
side that I may come out on the other side with You.

Lord Jesus, You also walked a
path that did not leave You unscathed. 
Help me see that walking in this world is not an easy thing, yet, with
You, it is assured.  Guide me in all of
Your ways that I would walk abiding in You and You in me.  Lead me in the way of everlasting life that I
would see that my hope is in You alone. 
Lead me, Lord Jesus, to do those things which are pleasing in the
Father’s sight and will bring me closer to who You are making me to be.  Amen.

“For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s
building.  According to the grace of God
which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and
another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it.”  (1 Corinthians 3:9-10)

Each person is a unique creation
of the Lord.  Salvation is one person at
a time, for each of us will be built up in Christ according to the plans of the
Lord.  We each have our part in helping
shape others just as we have been shaped over our lifetime by many.  Do your part and be willing to be a
part.  The Lord, who is Master over all,
directs all that is happening that His will may be done.

Lord, guide me to be willing to be shaped as You know I need to be
shaped.  Your Word has told me that I
shall be like Christ and I do not fully know what this means.  Guide me to see that in You is the only hope,
for what I shall be I may not know, but I do know I shall be like Christ.  Lead me, O Lord, to live into this life for
which You have invited me that I may grow in Christ-likeness.

Lord Jesus, You have exhibited the model of the godly life.  You have called each of us to follow You that we may become like You in preparation for all that is to come.  Help me to not resist doing my part of being a part of all that You are doing.  Guide me in the power of Your Spirit to learn to obey all that You command, doing those things which are well pleasing in the Father’s sight.  Amen.

“So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything,
but God who causes the growth.  Now he
who plants and he who waters are one; but each will receive his own reward
according to his own labor.”  (1
Corinthians 3:7-8)

Each is called to do their
part.  We each have jobs to do, but it is
the One who is over all who brings all things together for good for those who
love Him.  Be guided by the Lord and do
what He asks you to do.  Know that the
One who made all things will see His will accomplished on earth as it is in
heaven.  Do not work for a reward, but to
please the One who sustains all things.

Lord, prioritize my heart, mind and soul to be what You are creating me
to be.  Guide me, O Lord, in the way of
truth that I would not be sidetracked by the trifles of this world.  Keep my focus upon You that I would do what
is pleasing in Your sight.  Guide me
through the things that entice me so that I can appreciate the good things of
this world, but let nothing get in the way of seeing You first.

Come Holy Spirit and minister to
my heart.  You know me better than I know
myself.  Help me walk through those
things that distract me to focus upon those things which You know are
good.  Lead me today and each day to be
focused and purposeful.  Help me live
into the life to which You have called me that I may now and always walk with
You leading the way.  In this purpose
help me to live.  Amen.

“What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you
believed, even as the Lord gave opportunity to each one.  I planted, Apollos watered, but God was
causing the growth.”  (1 Corinthians
3:5-6)

Why do you look at the one who
has been a mentor to you rather than the One who is Lord of all.  Has not Scripture been fulfilled that says
that no longer will we be taught to know the Lord, for from the least to the
greatest they shall know Him?  Yes, be
thankful for those who have led you to the Lord, but place your eyes upon Him,
for He is the One who has saved you and the One who leads you.

Lord, in this world I am caught up with hero worship.  I look to those whom I look up to.  Guide me to be thankful for all who have
taught me, but to look to You as the One who guides all things to fulfil Your
will.  Let me see that You are the One
who causes all growth.  Guide me to grow
in You that I may increase in the gifts You have given me and use them to Your
glory.

Lord Jesus, You have been an
example of humility and service.  Guide
me by Your example to know that it is in You alone that we have hope.  Lead me to abide daily in You as You lead me
in the way I should go.  Help me to
understand that it is by the Father’s will alone that goodness comes to any of
us.  May I now and always look to You first
as You lead me in the way I should go. 
Amen.

“For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly,
and are you not walking like mere men? 
For when one says, “I am of Paul,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are
you not mere men?”  (1 Corinthians
3:3b-4)

We tend to look for bragging
rights.  But then, is this not behind the
sin of pride?  Who are any of us that we have
any reason to boast?  Is it on the
knowledge I have?  But then, did this not
come from another?  What grounds then do
I have to boast about what I received? 
Only this, that at the right time, in that while I was yet a sinner,
Christ died for me.  You and I are mere
mortals, so let us boast only in Christ.

Holy Spirit, check my spirit that I would not fall into the sin of
pride.  All that I need to know has come
from You.  You have used faithful
witnesses to share with me the things I know. 
Guide me in the wisdom You give that I would mature in this wisdom and
continue growing according to what You know I need.  Let me share with all the truth of the grace
You have given me.

Lord Jesus, though You are God in
the flesh, You came humbly and demonstrated the godly life.  By Your example, teach me to walk in Your
ways so that I would humbly follow You always. 
Guide me to share as others have shared with me.  Help me overcome the obstacles in the way
that I may become more like You.  Through
all things, strengthen me in this faith You have given me for Your sake.  Amen.

“And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to
men of flesh, as to infants in Christ.  I
gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive
it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able, for you are still fleshly.”  (1 Corinthians 3:1-3a)

There is a reality in our
spiritual being while upon this earth. 
We begin as babes.  Remember,
Jesus said we must be born again.  There
are many things an infant is unable to do. 
But, you are called to mature and in maturity there are things you will
be able to do.  We should endeavor
therefor to grow in this faith we have been given, knowing that the Lord has a
plan for each one of us.

Lord, I become proud and think that I know all I need to know.  One the one hand, I know You are Lord and
yes, this is what I need to know.  But on
the other hand, You have called for me to grow in wisdom.  Grow me Lord that I would, in You, abide,
learn, and gain the wisdom You will impart to me.  Help me not let myself hinder this journey
You have placed me upon.

Lord Jesus, You have taught us all that we need to know, yet like small children who must grow up, there are many things yet that I do not know how to do.  Grow me in wisdom that I would be able to live into the greater things You have in mind for me.  By Your leading and in Your grace, do as You will that I may grow in wisdom and understanding, fulfilling the will of the Father.  Amen.

“But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for
they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are
spiritually appraised.  But he who is
spiritual appraises all things, yet he himself is appraised by no one.  For who has known the mind of the Lord, that
he will instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ.”  (1 Corinthians 2:14-16)

Those who are of the world think
the faithful are foolish.  “What do you
mean the Lord speaks to you?”  Do not
listen to the ones who cannot understand. 
Listen to the Spirit who guides and directs.  Know that in the Lord is life and it is found
in no other place.  Be guided by the One
who made you and not those who were made by Him but do not listen to Him.  He alone can guide in the way of life.

Lord, there are many voices around me. 
They vie for my attention and are constantly calling.  Cause me to hear Your voice above all other
voices that I would hear, listen and obey all that You speak.  Lead me in the way of everlasting life.  Teach me what true obedience is.  Guide me according to Your will that I would
now and forever be led by Your voice above all the voices of this age.

Lord Jesus, You have taught us to
constantly be in prayer.  Lead me to pray
without ceasing.  Guide me according to
the principles You have already given that I would walk humbly with You and You
would lead boldly with me.  Teach me all
I need to know and then help me walk according to all that You have taught
me.  You are my Savior, Lord, and in You
do I trust.  Amen.   

“Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who
is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God, which
things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught
by the Spirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words.”  (1 Corinthians 2:12-13)

What we are given is directly
from the Lord because it is the Lord who speaks to us.  It is not just about receiving knowledge and
acting on it; it is about living in a relationship with the One who made you
and walking alongside Him now and forever. 
Walk in the way of the Lord by walking with the Lord.  Live in His presence and He will guide you
all the days of your life in the way He has established.

Lord, help me to see through the clouds of this age where people take
what You give and claim it as their own. 
Help me to live by Your Spirit, knowing that only in You can I live into
the life to which You have called me.  Teach
me to live in utter dependence upon You. 
Teach me to listen that I would now and always abide in the truth of
Your presence.  Guide me according to
Your will.

Holy Spirit, You are in me and
with me.  Clear the way that I would
always listen to You and know when other voices are trying to crowd You
out.  Teach me what I need to know today
and guide me live according to Your direction. 
May I now and always listen to You and obey according to Your word.  Open my ears to hear and lead my feet to walk
in the way You direct.  Amen.

“For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit
searches all things, even the depths of God. 
For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the
man which is in him?  Even so the
thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God.”  (1 Corinthians 2:10-11)

What are the depths of your
being?  Do you allow the depths to be
searched?  The depths of God are beyond
any mortal, yet it is the Spirit of God which searches the depths of man’s
heart.  Come willingly into the
relationship the Lord offers, have the Spirit search your heart and follow as
the Spirit leads you where you need to go. 
The Lord, who is love, will lead you always.

Lord, I resist going to places where I do not want to go and yet
wherever I go, You are there.  Soften my
heart so that I willingly go to the places where You know I need to go.  What You find that needs to be dealt with or
removed, take care of.  Let me be a
willing follower that wherever You lead I will go.  Guide me in Your goodness to see through my
resistance to come to the place of willing submission to Your will.

Thank You, Holy Spirit, for
loving me enough to see that only with You and by Your leading can the issues
that are in my heart be dealt with.  You
know me better than I know myself, for You know what You will make of me.  Help me to willingly follow wherever You
guide me that I may now and always abide in Your presence and walk in the ways in
which You lead.  Amen.

“The wisdom which none of the rulers of this age has understood; for if
they had understood it they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;  but just as it is written, “Things which eye
has not seen and ear has not heard, and which have not entered the heart of
man, all that God has prepared for those who love Him.”  (1 Corinthians 2:8-9)

The world steps one upon
another, each seeking his own will above all others.  The will of the Lord is what created
everything and He will accomplish what He willed.  So take your will out of it.  What then? 
Live according to the will of the Father and know that in His grace and
mercy, He will lead those who abide in Him to dwell with Him eternally.  It is not a contest of all against all, but a
life of love, joy and peace that the Lord offers.

Lord, I look all around and I see the competition.  People vie for positions and authority.  Help me to be a help to others and to live as
You would have me live.  Guide me
according to Your purposes to humbly abide in You and You in me.  Bring me beyond the dog-eat-dog  of this world to live in peace and in harmony
as far as I am able, that I may fulfil Your purpose for me being created.

Come Holy Spirit and stir my
heart to abide in the truth that has been revealed once for all.  Amidst the mysteries of life, lead me beyond
my need to understand everything that I may live in the wisdom You give.  Guide me to turn to You at all times and
accept Your leading as You guide me in living my daily life.  Keep my eyes upon You now and always that I
may walk the straight and narrow path. 
Amen.