Head: Know God’s Word | Heart: Love God | Hands: Follow God’s Way
Read 1 Corinthians 5
HEAD
Have you ever felt like you were better than someone else? Maybe you are a better soccer player or better at a certain subject in school. And maybe sometimes you want to TELL people that you are better than they are. Paul warns us in verse 6 that boasting (talking about our own achievements, or how much better we are) is not good! He compares boasting to a little bit of leaven (what makes bread rise), and how a little bit can ruin the whole lump of dough. When Paul says in verse 8 to “celebrate the feast, not with old leaven, nor with leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth…” He isn’t talking about us buying bread made with those ingredients, but rather about the character traits we should live by.
HEART
Jesus died so we can share the good stuff with others, and that is how we should live our lives - always sharing the good stuff, but not being prideful and telling others we are better.
HANDS
Pray: Thank you, God, for giving us good things to share with others. Help us to remember that You’ve created each of our friends and us with different gifts. When we want to brag or boast, remind us to be kind and not to think better of ourselves than we think of others. Amen.