Take a moment to read 1 Corinthians 3:10-23 before reading the devotional below.
Do you trust yourself? Your instinct might be to say, “No way!,” but think about it again. In what parts of your life do you genuinely seek help? Often we say we don’t trust ourselves, yet our actions show that we are indeed attempting self-reliance because we do not regularly and humbly ask for help (and then use that help well!).
In today’s passage, Paul is using the metaphor of a house. The foundation of your house matters, and if it isn’t Jesus then your house will collapse eventually. Your building materials also matter — just like the story, “The Three Little Pigs,” brick will outlast straw or sticks. If you are trying to build a house all by yourself, you’ll fail. In this metaphor, that means that if you are constructing your own beliefs and worldview, it won’t work for long.
Here’s your freedom for today:
You are part of a bigger picture.
You weren’t meant to construct your faith all by yourself. We start with the foundation of Jesus: who he is, what he taught, and the reality of the eternal freedom that is ours because of his death and resurrection. We then build on that faith together, and we are the construction materials. God is building something greater than anything we could construct in human wisdom: the Church. This is “Church” with a capital “C” because it is all the followers of Jesus around the world. The way that the Church comes together is something only God can truly see or understand. We catch glimpses of what he is doing, but we cannot see all the moving parts at once. God invites you to be a part of what he is doing. Ground yourself on Jesus and position yourself with other believers to stay connected to this reality.