1 Corinthians 5 ~ Praying Scripture

Please read 1 Corinthians 5.

Meditate on verse 2.

You have become arrogant and have not mourned instead,

so that the one who had done this deed would be removed form your midst.

There was sin in the church at Corinth, and the people did nothing about it.  Paul said it was because of their arrogance and lack of grief over sin that they would not remove the sinner from their midst in order to discipline him in hope of repentance.

What is your attitude toward sin?  Are you grieved by sin in your life and the life of others?  Or in your pride, do you ignore it and rationalize, “This is no big deal; everyone does it, and I am not as bad as most.”?

God hates sin!  Do not trivialize it!  Sin always ends in death; it is not to be toyed with.  Sin destroys lives.  Paul commanded the church at Corinth to “remove the wicked man from among yourselves (1 Corinthians 5:13).”  God says the same to you, “remove the wickedness from your life!”

Pray 1 Corinthians 5:2 over yourself and those for whom you are standing guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“Lord, may we not be arrogant.

Let us always mourn over sin.

Help us to remove sin from our midst.

In Your Name, Jesus~”