The Best Life You Can Live!
“But now let me show you a way of life that is best of all.”
1 Corinthians 12:31 (NLT)
Many are settling for the “good” life. But why settle for a good life, or even a better life, if you can live the best life of all?
In his letter to the church at Corinth, the Apostle Paul is writing to a conflicted church. Divisions and disagreements were disrupting their fellowship. Some were projecting a superior attitude as more spiritual than others because of their spiritual gifts or unique roles in the church. It was obvious that they were missing the best life that God offers.
So, in the middle of his teaching regarding spiritual gifts and ministries within the church, Paul makes a profound statement about a way of life that is best of all. It would trump the greatest gifts anyone had or could give, or the greatest service anyone may offer. It’s what they needed if they were to thrive, and what we need desperately today if we are to experience the life God intended for us to live!
Paul dedicates the entire thirteenth chapter of 1 Corinthians to it. It is love - the kind of love that God has lavished on us through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. When you read this description of love, you get why Paul called it “a way of life that is best of all.” One commentator put it like this, “Great faith, acts of dedication or sacrifice, and miracle-working power have little effect without love. Love makes our actions and gifts useful. Although people have different gifts, love is available to everyone.”
Do you want to live the best life you can live? Take a moment and unpack this short chapter, First Corinthians 13, in your Bible and let it transform your relationships with God and others. Ask God to fill you with His love. You’ll never want to return to your old life again!
Another important part of your daily devotional is spending time with God in prayer. The Woodlands Church Prayer Board lists prayer requests submitted by our members and provides a way to send them some encouragement by using a button on the page to let them know that you prayed for them. Whether you use the Prayer Board, or pray from your heart, the goal is to build the habit of incorporating prayer into your quiet time.
Need prayer yourself? Let us know by submitting a prayer request on the Woodlands Church Prayer Board.