Bible Reading Challenge #9

Read all of 1 Corinthians 4
Focus on verses 14–21

What do we learn about God?
Paul is clear with the Corinthians—justice is coming. It reminds me of kids who get left home alone. Things can spiral quickly, rules get ignored, and before long, it feels like no one’s watching. That’s what was happening in Corinth. People were living however they wanted, even arrogantly believing they’d get away with it. But God isn’t blind to sin. He sees, He knows, and His justice will come.

That’s heavy, but here’s where it lands for me today: I need grace just as much as anyone else. It’s easy to point at the wrongs of others, but if I truly appealed to God for justice alone, I’d be ruined. My only hope is His grace through Jesus—the substitute who took the judgment I deserve. That means when justice finally comes, I’m covered—not by my effort, but by His work on the cross.

How this can change today:
I need to take a hard look at where I’m living arrogantly, like I don’t really need God. Here are a few places I see it in me (maybe you’ll connect with some too):

• I put too much trust in my own strength.

• I live like I’m the one in control.

• I feel like I have to solve everything myself.

• I get caught up in the busyness and miss God’s presence.

• I talk about faith but struggle to actually live it.

• I get consumed with what feels urgent and lose sight of eternity.

Today I want to slow down, confess these things, and live in God’s grace instead of my arrogance.