Salvation required no work of yours; Jesus paid it all. 1 Corinthians 3 nevertheless calls you God’s field and God’s building, a laborer together with Him who only plants and waters. The spirit of the world still sneaks in with envy, taking credit, and divisions, making even sincere effort feel wasted or aimed at the wrong spot.
A dashboard warning light can glow long before the engine stops; anxiety, fear and self-protection can signal a similar loss of peace in the heart. Colossians 3:15 calls for the peace of God to “rule” there, while Proverbs 4:23 says the issues of life flow from that same place. When the gauge falls toward empty, who has taken the throne?
We all know what it’s like to finally commit to following God’s call—and then watch the enemy show right back up. In 2 Samuel 5, David faces that exact moment, and what God tells him to do next is not what a warrior would expect.
We are those called to follow in the Lord’s work. Are we committed to doing that with our work?
How are we choosing to use our lives? What will come from our days and months and years?
Do we treat God’s wisdom as our closest friend?
The world often seems very dark. Where do we find light in this dark world?
Are the things that delighted us last month anything in comparison to what God’s wisdom gives us?
God brings hope into a world that often seems hopeless.