1 Corinthians Devotionals
Join us on a 16-week devotional journey through the book of 1 Corinthians—one chapter each week, a few verses each day. In this powerful letter, the Apostle Paul speaks to a church much like ours today: full of potential, but in need of spiritual clarity, unity, and love.
Chapter 1
Verses 1–3
Paul greets the church, reminding them they are sanctified in Christ and called to be holy. Even though Corinth was a messy, divided church, Paul starts by affirming their identity in Jesus. God doesn’t see us only by our failures, but through Christ’s righteousness.
Reflection: No matter how broken we feel, in Christ we are holy and called to live for Him.
Verses 4–9
Paul thanks God for the grace given to the Corinthians. They lack no spiritual gift and are sustained by Christ until the end. This shows that God is faithful, even when we struggle. He will finish the work He started.
Reflection: Your spiritual growth doesn’t rest on your strength, but on God’s faithfulness.
Verses 10–13
Paul confronts divisions: some followed Paul, some Apollos, some Cephas, some Christ. He reminds them that Christ is not divided. The church must be united under Jesus, not personalities.
Reflection: True unity is found when Christ—not leaders, traditions, or preferences—is at the center.
Verses 14–17
Paul is thankful he baptized only a few, so no one could boast in human names. He says his mission is not about eloquence but about the cross. The gospel is not about human power, but God’s.
Reflection: Our witness is not in fancy words, but in the simple power of Christ crucified.
Verses 18–25
The message of the cross is foolishness to the world but the power of God to believers. God’s wisdom looks upside down to human wisdom. The weak, the foolish, and the lowly—God uses them to display His strength.
Reflection: Don’t be ashamed of the gospel. What the world calls weak, God calls powerful.
Verses 26–31
Paul reminds the Corinthians that not many of them were powerful or noble when called. Yet God chose the lowly and despised to shame the strong. Christ became our wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. Therefore, we boast only in Him.
Reflection: Everything we are and have comes from Christ. Our lives should boast only in Jesus, never in ourselves.
