WORD 4 Today 11/30: Now I have applied all this [about parties and factions] to myself and Apollos for your sakes, brethren, so that from what I have said of us [as illustrations], you may learn [to think of men in accordance with Scripture and] not to go beyond that which is written, that none of you may be puffed up and inflated with pride and boast in favor of one [minister and teacher] against another. 1 Corinthians 4:6 AMP

Confess: Today I REFUSE TO BE DEVISIVE in the body of Christ.  I am committed to UNITING & LOVING everyone God brings my way.  I will ALWAYS SPEAK well of others, even those I disagree with.  Amen. - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/29: Dear brothers and sisters, I have used Apollos and myself to illustrate what I’ve been saying. If you pay attention to what I have quoted from the Scriptures, you won’t be proud of one of your leaders at the expense of another. 1 Corinthians 4:6 NLT

Confess: I thank God for GODLY LEADERS & INCREDIBLE EXAMPLES of faith & love today!  I won’t lift up one faithful leader to put down another.  I am thankful for all the wonderful people God has brought into my life today!  I will be BETTER & MORE GODLY because of their examples to me! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/28: Today I’m THANKFUL!  Sing joyful songs to the LORD! Praise the mighty rock where we are safe. Come to worship him with thankful hearts and songs of praise. Psalm 95:1-2 CEV

Confess: I declare that today I am JOYFUL & filled with THANKSGIVING.  It is EASY to THANK & PRAISE the Lord!  My heart is filled with songs of praise!  The JOY of the Lord is my strength today. Happy Thanksgiving today! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/27:  Therefore don’t judge  anything prematurely, before the Lord comes,  who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God. 1 Corinthians 4:5 HCSB

Confess: Judging things & people prematurely leads to DISASTER.  When the Lord comes He will STRAIGHTEN everything out & REVEAL the INTENTIONS of the HEARTS!  Then God will release PRAISE into many lives!  Hallelujah! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/26: So don’t judge anyone until the Lord returns. He will show what is hidden in the dark and what is in everyone’s heart. Then God will be the one who praises each of us. 1 Corinthians 4:5 CEV

Confess: God will JUDGE OTHERS when Jesus RETURNS.  I hopefully & expectantly WAIT until that day!  I WILL be LOOKING expectantly for Jesus to COME AGAIN. - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/25: So don’t make judgments about anyone ahead of time—before the Lord returns. For he will bring our darkest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. Then God will give to each one whatever praise is due. 1 Corinthians 4:5 NLT

Confess: Judging others before motives are revealed won’t be a part of my life.  God will SHINE THE LIGHT & I will bring GLORY TO HIM!  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/24: Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God. 1 Corinthians 4:5 NKJV

Confess: I have decided that I won’t JUDGE & CONDEMN others.  I will pray that GOD WILL REVEAL what needs to be seen & the HEART and motives of others will clearly be revealed! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/23: It means very little to me that you or any human court should cross-examine me. I don’t even ask myself questions. I have a clear conscience… 1 Corinthians 4:3-4 GW

Confess: Today I’m not THREATENED or INTIMIDATED by a human court or judge.  I have a CLEAR CLEAN conscience before God.  That’s all that matters.  He will say: “Well done GOOD & FAITHFUL servant ENTER INTO the JOY of the Lord”!  Hallelujah. - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/22: Now, a person who is put in charge as a manager must be faithful. 1 Corinthians 4:2 NLT; Moreover, it is [essentially] required of stewards that a man should be found faithful [proving himself worthy of trust]. AMP; Managers are required to be trustworthy. GW

Confess: As a STEWARD, as a MANAGER of what God has put me in charge of I am FAITHFUL, TRUSTWORTHY & RELIABLE.  God you can COUNT ON ME!  I will always COME THROUGH for God just as He ALWAYS COMES THROUGH for me! -Amen!  P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/21: Don’t imagine us leaders to be something we aren’t. We are servants of Christ, not his masters. We are guides into God’s most sublime secrets, not security guards posted to protect them. 1 Corinthians 4:1 MSG

Confess: As SERVANTS of the Lord we are also GUIDES that lead others into the FULLNESS of all God has to OFFER.  There are secrets & rewards that are absolutely AMAZING!  I am a GOOD STEWARD of what God has GIVEN TO ME!  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/20: SO THEN, let us [apostles] be looked upon as ministering servants of Christ and stewards (trustees) of the mysteries (the secret purposes) of God. 1 Corinthians 4:1 AMP

Confess: As a BELIEVER I’m reminded that I am a SERVANT of Jesus & a STEWARD, a MANAGER of the incredible SECRETS of God.  May I be a FAITHFUL SERVANT & an EFFECTIVE MANAGER as well!  - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/19: and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God. 1 Corinthians 3:23 NLT; and you are privileged to be in union with Christ, who is in union with God. MSG

Confess: I BELONG to Jesus & to God!  I am committed to being IN UNION with Christ.  I am ATTACHED to Him.  He is the MOST IMPORTANT person IN MY LIFE.  My DESIRE & GOAL is to ULTIMATELY PLEASE HIM every day! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/18: Don’t fool yourself. Don’t think that you can be wise merely by being up-to-date with the times. Be God’s fool—that’s the path to true wisdom. What the world calls smart, God calls stupid. 1 Corinthians 3:18–19 (MSG)

Confess: Even if others think I’m foolish I KNOW THE TRUTH.  I REFUSE to be IN with WORLDLINESS & the LATEST thing.  I’m on the PATH of TRUE WISDOM not what God calls STUPID! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/17: Stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world’s standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise. 1 Corinthians 3:18 NLT

Confess: I am COMMITED to ELIMINATING any DECEPTION from my life!  The world may think I’m a fool but I KNOW THE TRUTH.  I am truly WISE beyond any human understanding.  I will always FOLLOW the ways of God. - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/16: You realize, don’t you, that you are the temple of God, and God himself is present in you? No one will get by with vandalizing God’s temple, you can be sure of that. God’s temple is sacred—and you, remember, are the temple. 1 Corinthians 3:16–17 MSG

Confess: When it’s put that way it is AMAZING that God LIVES IN ME!  He is PRESENT in my life.  May I ALWAYS BE AWARE of that truth.  I am the TEMPLE of God.  I must keep this TEMPLE HOLY & PURE before Him! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/15: Do you not discern and understand that you [the whole church at Corinth] are God’s temple (His sanctuary), and that God’s Spirit has His permanent dwelling in you [to be at home in you, collectively as a church and also individually]? 1 Corinthians 3:16 AMP

Confess: This is absolutely AMAZING.  God’s TEMPLE & God’s SPIRIT has PERMANENT dwelling in me!  God LIVES in me so I MUST LIVE FOR GOD! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/14: Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16 NLT

Confess: With other believers we are the TEMPLE of God.  I am a TEMPLE of God & the SPIRIT OF GOD LIVES in me!  Wow that is absolutely AMAZING & AWESOME! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/13: We each carried out our servant assignment. I planted the seed, Apollos watered the plants, but God made you grow. It’s not the one who plants or the one who waters who is at the center of this process but God, who makes things grow. Planting and watering are menial servant jobs at minimum wages. What makes them worth doing is the God we are serving. 1 Corinthians 3:7–8 MSG

Confess: Today I’m COMMITED to COMPLETING the ASSIGNMENT I’ve been given.  It may seem MENIAL at times but the REASON is SERVING GOD!  My ASSIGNMENT will be ACCOMPLISHED & God will be glorified.  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/12: I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow. It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow. 1 Corinthians 3:6-7 NLT

Confess: I will DO MY PART in the KINGDOM.  Whatever God wants me to do I’ll JOYFULLY & WILLING OBEY.  I can always CONTRIBUTE to the SUCCESS of the KINGDOM OF GOD! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/11:  for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people of the world? 1 Corinthians 3:3 NLT

Confess: Today, I’m CONTROLLED by the SPIRIT not the flesh!  My sinful nature is CRUCIFIED & I am LIVING a RESURRECTED LIFE in Jesus!  I am NOT OF THIS WORLD! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/10: Well, then, I’ll nurse you since you don’t seem capable of anything more. As long as you grab for what makes you feel good or makes you look important, are you really much different than a babe at the breast, content only when everything’s going your way? 1 Corinthians 3:2–3 MSG

Confess: CARNAL is a word that should not be ASSOCIATED with CHRISTIANS!  When others GRAB for what they FEEL like having or makes them SEEM IMPORTANT I’ll get out of the way and SIMPLY PRAY!  God help us all, AMEN! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/9: I had to feed you with milk, not with solid food, because you weren’t ready for anything stronger. And you still aren’t ready, 1 Corinthians 3:2 NLT

Confess: When I try to DISCUSS the DEEPER THINGS of God they choke on it.  They can only take juice or milk not the MEAT of the Word.  May I be PATIENT & UNDERSTANDING & help them GROW UP! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/8: But for right now, friends, I’m completely frustrated by your unspiritual dealings with each other and with God. You’re acting like infants in relation to Christ, 1 Corinthians 3:1 MSG

Confess: Yes, it is FRUSTRATING to DEAL with other believers as UNSPIRITUAL BABIES.  Too often they act like spoiled brats who KNOW NOTHING about GOD & HIS WAYS!  Again I’ll PRAY FOR PATIENCE & TRUST God to HELP THEM! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/7: HOWEVER, BRETHREN, I could not talk to you as to spiritual [men], but as to nonspiritual [men of the flesh, in whom the carnal nature predominates], as to mere infants [in the new life] in Christ [unable to talk yet!] 1 Corinthians 3:1 AMP

Confess: Too many Christians are NONSPIRITUAL, of the FLESH in whom the CARNAL NATURE DOMINATES their lives.  Often they are BABIES in Christ at a level where they can’t EVEN TALK about SPIRITUAL THINGS.  They just BABBLE!  I will not criticize them but I’ll pray for them to GROW & MATURE in their faith & life in Christ! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/6: Dear brothers and sisters, when I was with you I couldn’t talk to you as I would to spiritual people. I had to talk as though you belonged to this world or as though you were infants in Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:1 NLT

Confess: It’s amazing to me HOW UNSPIRITUAL other Christians have become.  It seems like so many BELONG TO THE WORLD or are BABIES IN CHRIST.  My commitment is to GROW & MATURE & become MORE SPIRITUAL & Christlike as well.  - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/5: For who has known or understood the mind (the counsels and purposes) of the Lord so as to guide and instruct Him and give Him knowledge? But we have the mind of Christ (the Messiah) and do hold the thoughts (feelings and purposes) of His heart. [Isa. 40:13.] 1 Corinthians 2:16 AMP

Confess: Knowing God is an IMPORTANT part of my life!  I can understand the HEART of God & know His FEELINGS & PURPOSES as well.  Wow God you are INCREDIBLE!  Kingdom of God come will of God be done.  Amen! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/4: For, “Who can know the LORD’s thoughts? Who knows enough to teach him?” But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:16 (NLT)

Confess: Because I’m COMMITTED to BEING SPIRITUAL I can UNDERSTAND God’s WAYS.  I really do HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST.  I ask “What would Jesus do?”  And I KNOW THE ANSWER.  I am endeavoring to THINK LIKE & ACT LIKE HIM today! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/3: But the spiritual man tries all things [he examines, investigates, inquires into, questions, and discerns all things], yet is himself to be put on trial and judged by no one [he can read the meaning of everything, but no one can properly discern or appraise or get an insight into him]. 1 Corinthians 2:15 AMP

Confess: As a SPIRITUAL PERSON I can INVESTIGE, QUESTION & DISCERN the things of God.  Those who are NOT SPIRITUAL won’t understand.  So obviously I will probably be MISUNDERSTOOD by them.  That’s ok, I won’t JUDGE them but I will PRAY for them. - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/2: The unspiritual self, just as it is by nature, can’t receive the gifts of God’s Spirit. There’s no capacity for them. They seem like so much silliness. Spirit can be known only by spirit—God’s Spirit and our spirits in open communion. 1 Corinthians 2:14 MSG

Confess: This is TRUE, SPIRIT to SPIRIT!  I have the CAPACITY to see & EXPERIENCE the things of God.  My COMMUNICATION with Him is ON a whole different level.  I FOLLOW God’s LEADING! - P. Rick

WORD 4 Today 11/1: But the natural, nonspiritual man does not accept or welcome or admit into his heart the gifts and teachings and revelations of the Spirit of God, for they are folly (meaningless nonsense) to him; and he is incapable of knowing them [of progressively recognizing, understanding, and becoming better acquainted with them] because they are spiritually discerned and estimated and appreciated. 1 Corinthians 2:14 AMP

Confess: This is why I am DEDICATED to pursue the THINGS OF THE SPIRIT!  I can progressively UNDERSTAND & APPRECIATE all that God HAS DONE & IS DOING in & through my life!  Amen! - P. Rick