1 Corinthians 3:6-9 (NRSV)
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Verse 6I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. Verse 7So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. Verse 8The one who plants and the one who waters have a common purpose, and each will receive wages according to the labor of each. Verse 9For we are God's servants, working together; you are God's field, God's building.
Devotion
Paul knows that the work he and Apollos did to tell the folks of Corinth about the love of God in Jesus was what God wanted them to do. He also knew the result of their work was in God’s hands. We support and encourage one another in our families and communities of faith and commend each other in prayer to God’s steadfast love and care. Like Paul, we know we work with God but that the growth of all of us in faith and hope and love is ultimately nourished by God.
Prayer
God, you have blessed us with the gift of your incarnate love through Jesus. Empower us to be bearers of that love in our communities and the world. Amen.