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1 Corinthians 3:5-15 (NIV)
On Divisions in the Church

5 What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. 6 I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. 7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. 8 The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. 9 For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building.

10 By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, 13 his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's work. 14 If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward. 15 If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames.

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Father God I need Your grace again. Lord Jesus laid good foundation in my life, yet I've not used them wisely. I have not used it as a stepping stone to build a building that will endure Your fire of judgment. Instead, I've laid up straws.

Ephesians 4:11-13 (NIV)
11 It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 12 to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

This is the reason why God gave me my spiritual gifts.

1 Corinthians 3:10-11 (NIV)
10 By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

This is what I should build my works on.

1 Corinthians 3:14 (NIV)
14 If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward.

This is the result of work that will last.

God keep me in check. Let me not stray away from You and be attentive to Your calls. Wake my sleeping faith, and always be alert. Let me not fall into the devil's traps, protect me Father, and bind the devil for his evil ways and cursed intentions.

Though I've failed, in You, Lord Jesus, I trust, and know that I'll succeed eventually with faith.