1 Corinthians 9 ~ Praying Scripture

Please read 1 Corinthians 9.

Meditate on verse 23.

I do all things for the sake of the Gospel,

so that I may become a fellow partaker of it.

Paul addresses purpose in chapter 9.  What is your purpose?  Paul’s purpose was the Gospel of Christ.  Everything Paul did was motivated by how he could tell others about the salvation and grace of God through Christ Jesus.  Paul’s purpose determined his behavior, his relationships, his occupation, his disciplines… 

What is your purpose in life?  What motivates you to get up in the morning?  Are you a partaker of the salvation and grace of Jesus Christ, and has it so impacted your life that you are living the rest of your life in such a way others see, hear, feel, taste, and smell Jesus emanating from you?  Can you say, like Paul, “I do all things for the sake of the Gospel.”?

Pray 1 Corinthians 9:23-27 over yourself and others for whom you are standing guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“Lord, may we do all things for the sake of Your Gospel,

so that we may become fellow partakers of it.

Help us run this race in such a way that we may win.

Help us exercise self-control in all things

to receive an imperishable wreath.

Help us run with aim and box without beating the air.

Lord, I want to discipline my body and make it Your slave,

so that, after I have preached to others,

I myself will not be disqualified.

Because of Your Name, Jesus~”