Day 157 – June 6, 2021
Scriptures: 2 Samuel 23-24, 1 Corinthians 3 Paul says, “If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward.” (1 Corinthians 3:14) David reflects on his life, “If my house were not right with God, surely he would not have made with me an everlasting covenant, arranged and secured in every part; surely he would not bring to fruition my salvation and grant me my every desire.” (2 Samuel 23:5) A pretty loose connection here, but it serves a point. David reflects on his life and sees that what he has done, while not perfect, has been right before the Lord. Paul is advocating for the church in Corinth to see it’s true identity as the temple of God. That what they build must be built in the Lord on the foundation of God’s grace. “By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 3:10–11) Whatever the work that is set before us as believers, we are building our lives together on the foundation of Christ. May whatever falls short of glorifying God, be burned up, and what lifts up Jesus be magnified. Jordan
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