The First Letter of St. Paul
to
The Corinthians
Chapter
3
¹ And so, brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but rather as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. ² I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for solid food. Even now you are still not ready, ³ for you are still of the flesh. For as long as there is jealousy and quarrelling among you, are you not of the flesh, and behaving according to human inclinations?
(The first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians Chapter 3 verses 1 to 3)
Oh God my Father I thank You for the way You intervene in my life. When You prompted me to start this blog, I spent a long time on the book of Genesis, however when You saw that I was ready You prompted me to start the rest of the books of the Bible. I thank You for having had prepared me in this way my God and Father. I pray that You teach me to continue to wait on You and not make decisions before I am prompted by You Amen.
⁴ For when one says, 'I belong to Paul," and another, " I belong to Apollos," are you not merely human?
(The first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians Chapter 3 verse 4)
Oh God my Father today we say that we are of Trump or Clinton or Joseph, but we never say of whom we really are that is of God Amen.
⁵ What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, as the Lord assigned to each.
(The first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians Chapter 3 verse 5)
Oh God my Father many times we make God's out of people who have power and in turn they become more powerful. However in truth all power honour and glory is to be given to You alone.
⁶ I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. ⁷ So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. ⁸ The one who plants and the one who waters have a common purpose, and each will receive wages according to the labor of each. ⁹ For we are God's servants, working together; you are God's field, God's building.
(The first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians Chapter 3 verses 6 to 9)
Oh God my Father, whether my name is Joel Osteen, or Joyce Meyer among many, all the merit is to be given to You, for we are all instruments in Your hands at Your service. Although my share is the bare minimum in this ministry, I pray that by means of this blog, many make an experience of You, as I have been doing throughout all these years. I pray that You continue to use me, by means of this service, and by another means that You wish me to accomplish now and in the future Amen.
¹⁰ According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Each builder must choose with care how to build on it. ¹¹ For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ.
(The first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians Chapter 3 verses 10 to 11)
⁴ For when one says, 'I belong to Paul," and another, " I belong to Apollos," are you not merely human?
(The first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians Chapter 3 verse 4)
Oh God my Father today we say that we are of Trump or Clinton or Joseph, but we never say of whom we really are that is of God Amen.
⁵ What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, as the Lord assigned to each.
(The first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians Chapter 3 verse 5)
Oh God my Father many times we make God's out of people who have power and in turn they become more powerful. However in truth all power honour and glory is to be given to You alone.
⁶ I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. ⁷ So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. ⁸ The one who plants and the one who waters have a common purpose, and each will receive wages according to the labor of each. ⁹ For we are God's servants, working together; you are God's field, God's building.
(The first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians Chapter 3 verses 6 to 9)
Oh God my Father, whether my name is Joel Osteen, or Joyce Meyer among many, all the merit is to be given to You, for we are all instruments in Your hands at Your service. Although my share is the bare minimum in this ministry, I pray that by means of this blog, many make an experience of You, as I have been doing throughout all these years. I pray that You continue to use me, by means of this service, and by another means that You wish me to accomplish now and in the future Amen.
¹⁰ According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Each builder must choose with care how to build on it. ¹¹ For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ.
(The first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians Chapter 3 verses 10 to 11)
Oh God my Father You have given each one of us special skills that we can use in order to help others in their formation. You have given us a firm foundation that is our faith in You. You have given wisdom to many preachers both in the Roman Catholic Church and in other churches and many are benefitting from what You are giving to these builders. Least of all I thank You for these precious moments of prayer and sharing that I update in this blog in Your presence. I pray that You continue to support me in this holy mission and that many others receive these posts and that, You build a relationship with them Amen.
¹² Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw-¹³ the work of each builder will become visible, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each has done. ¹⁴ If what has been built on the foundation survives, the builder will receive a reward. ¹⁵ If the work is burned up, the builder will suffer loss; the builder will be saved, but only as through fire.
(The first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians Chapter 3 verses 12 to 15)
Oh God my beloved Father, I thank You for the opportunity of giving me a share in the construction by sharing these prayers with others. Even though it is not a work of gold, compared with the work of others, I know that You appreciate it. I offer You all my work and pray that You bless it and preserve it. I pray for forgiveness for those moments when I could have been more dilligent in my work, but all happens according to Your will and according to the gifts and talents that You have given me. May Your will continue to be done Amen.
¹⁶ Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? ¹⁷ If anyone destroy's God's temple, God will destroy that person. Gor God's temple is holy, and you are that temple.
(The first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians Chapter 3 verses 16 to 17)
Oh God I thank You for wanting to dwell in us. I pray that I be a worthy dwelling place, for at certain moments I am not worthy of welcoming You inside of me. I also thank You for wanting to deal with my issues, regardless of what is the issue. Thank You for wanting to fight my battles. I have faith that although I may experience tribulations and moments of stress, You are already intervening in my life by providing either the means of solving the problem or enlightening me to solve the problem myself or even more sending me others in order to assist me in coping or solving the same problem. Amen.
¹⁸ Do not deceive yourselves. If you think that you are wise in this age, you should become fools so that you may become wise. ¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written. " He catches the wise in their craftiness," ²⁰ and again. "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile."
(The first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians Chapter 3 verses 18 to 20)
Oh God my beloved Father, the wisdom of the world is totally different from Your wisdom. You function on a supernatural order where all things are possible and nothing is impossible, however as humans we function on the natural which is conditioned by human logic and scientific discoveries. What we humans do not realize, is that all knowledge flows from You and not from only human intellect. When the time is good for us, You will continue to share with us more discoveries. In order for us to become aware of the supernatural we need to recieve this gift from You my God and Father. We need to be freed from the pride of our ego and self-centeredness and accept the fact that there is You in our lifes and that our lives are not under our control Amen. I pray oh God my beloved Father, that You undress of our pride, so that we can be open to receive You and Your wisdom Amen.
²¹ So let no one boast about human leaders. For all things are yours, ²² whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future-all belong to you, ²³ and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
(The first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians Chapter 3 verses 21 to 23)
Oh God my beloved Father, may I praise and honour only You and speak highly of only You and not of people of the world, who have a beginning and an end and are limited by time and space. Amen. You are worthy to be praised, Your name is above all other names Amen.
Oh God my beloved Father, I would like to end the third chapter of St. Paul's first letter to the Corithians with the following prayer:-
Oh God my beloved Father, I pray that the message of this letter be for myself and for the rest of the world who may be sinners like myself. I pray that You baptize us again with Your Holy Spirit. Please break and destroy all those things or systems that are blocking us from receiving this powerful anointment which the world cannot give or understand. May we learn to place our faith and trust in You Amen. Thank You my God and Father Amen
¹² Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw-¹³ the work of each builder will become visible, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each has done. ¹⁴ If what has been built on the foundation survives, the builder will receive a reward. ¹⁵ If the work is burned up, the builder will suffer loss; the builder will be saved, but only as through fire.
(The first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians Chapter 3 verses 12 to 15)
Oh God my beloved Father, I thank You for the opportunity of giving me a share in the construction by sharing these prayers with others. Even though it is not a work of gold, compared with the work of others, I know that You appreciate it. I offer You all my work and pray that You bless it and preserve it. I pray for forgiveness for those moments when I could have been more dilligent in my work, but all happens according to Your will and according to the gifts and talents that You have given me. May Your will continue to be done Amen.
¹⁶ Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? ¹⁷ If anyone destroy's God's temple, God will destroy that person. Gor God's temple is holy, and you are that temple.
(The first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians Chapter 3 verses 16 to 17)
Oh God I thank You for wanting to dwell in us. I pray that I be a worthy dwelling place, for at certain moments I am not worthy of welcoming You inside of me. I also thank You for wanting to deal with my issues, regardless of what is the issue. Thank You for wanting to fight my battles. I have faith that although I may experience tribulations and moments of stress, You are already intervening in my life by providing either the means of solving the problem or enlightening me to solve the problem myself or even more sending me others in order to assist me in coping or solving the same problem. Amen.
¹⁸ Do not deceive yourselves. If you think that you are wise in this age, you should become fools so that you may become wise. ¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written. " He catches the wise in their craftiness," ²⁰ and again. "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile."
(The first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians Chapter 3 verses 18 to 20)
Oh God my beloved Father, the wisdom of the world is totally different from Your wisdom. You function on a supernatural order where all things are possible and nothing is impossible, however as humans we function on the natural which is conditioned by human logic and scientific discoveries. What we humans do not realize, is that all knowledge flows from You and not from only human intellect. When the time is good for us, You will continue to share with us more discoveries. In order for us to become aware of the supernatural we need to recieve this gift from You my God and Father. We need to be freed from the pride of our ego and self-centeredness and accept the fact that there is You in our lifes and that our lives are not under our control Amen. I pray oh God my beloved Father, that You undress of our pride, so that we can be open to receive You and Your wisdom Amen.
²¹ So let no one boast about human leaders. For all things are yours, ²² whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future-all belong to you, ²³ and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
(The first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians Chapter 3 verses 21 to 23)
Oh God my beloved Father, may I praise and honour only You and speak highly of only You and not of people of the world, who have a beginning and an end and are limited by time and space. Amen. You are worthy to be praised, Your name is above all other names Amen.
Oh God my beloved Father, I would like to end the third chapter of St. Paul's first letter to the Corithians with the following prayer:-
Oh God my beloved Father, I pray that the message of this letter be for myself and for the rest of the world who may be sinners like myself. I pray that You baptize us again with Your Holy Spirit. Please break and destroy all those things or systems that are blocking us from receiving this powerful anointment which the world cannot give or understand. May we learn to place our faith and trust in You Amen. Thank You my God and Father Amen
