Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day.

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Our text today is 1 Corinthians 2:13.

There's a kind of truth you can pick up in a classroom, and then there's the kind you can only receive from the Spirit Himself.

Paul makes that distinction in one verse that's easy to skim past but huge in meaning.

And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. — 1 Corinthians 2:13

Paul is saying something simple and weighty:

You can't learn spiritual truth without the Spirit who teaches it.

Human wisdom can teach:

• strategies
• skills
• principles
• common sense
• logic
• reasoning

But it can't teach spiritual reality.

You can study Scripture academically and miss its power.

You can memorize a verse and miss its voice.

You can hear a sermon and miss the Spirit who's speaking.

Why? Because what Paul taught wasn't merely information — it was revelation.

It wasn't human insight dressed up in religious language.
It was truth carried by the Spirit to people awakened by the Spirit.

And that changes everything for you today:

If the Spirit lives in you, you can understand what the Spirit wrote for you.

This is why some verses suddenly come alive.
Why conviction hits at the perfect moment.
Why Scripture feels personal at times.
Why you can sense when something is true—even before you can fully explain why.

It's not vibes.
It's not intuition.
It's not "being deep."

It's the Spirit doing what Jesus promised — leading you into truth.

So the next time you open the Bible and something clicks.
Or you hear teaching that hits differently.
Or you sense clarity you didn't have a moment ago.

Remember this: That's not you being smart. That's the Spirit being faithful.

DO THIS:

Before reading Scripture today, pray one sentence: "Spirit, teach me what I can't learn on my own." Then read slowly and notice what stands out.

ASK THIS:

1. Have you been trying to understand spiritual truth with human effort alone?
2. What Scripture has the Spirit been highlighting in your life lately?
3. How might your Bible reading change if you expected the Spirit to teach you?

PRAY THIS:

Holy Spirit, You are the One who teaches truth. Open my mind, soften my heart, and help me understand what You've written for me today. Amen.

PLAY THIS:

"Spirit of the Living God"

SUMMARY:
Everything feels unstable right now—and it's not just political. When authority is contested, truth is negotiable, and order fractures, fear fills the gap. This video exposes why human systems can't carry the weight of our peace—and why the church must return to bold submission to the unchanging authority of God's Word (Psalm 119:89).

REFLECTION & SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

1. What makes instability feel more personal than political?
2. Why does contested authority produce fear—even for people who avoid politics?
3. Where do you most often look for peace when the world feels chaotic?
4. Why can't human systems carry the weight of ultimate hope?
5. How does Psalm 119:89 challenge our assumptions about truth and authority?
6. What happens to a nation when moral law becomes selective or negotiable?
7. In what ways has the church confused silence with faithfulness?
8. Why does avoiding conflict often lead to greater confusion?
9. What does it look like to stop outsourcing moral leadership?
10. Where is God calling you to live, speak, or stand more clearly right now?

Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day.

Read more about Project23 and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video.

Our text today is 1 Corinthians 2:10-12.

Many believers think they're supposed to have everything figured out.
Like they should instantly know God's will, instantly understand Scripture, or instantly sense the "right" next step.

But Paul is incredibly honest here: You can't figure out God on your own. And you're not expected to.

These things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. — 1 Corinthians 2:10–12

Here's what Paul is saying in everyday language:

You don't have to guess your way through life because He's leading you.

The Spirit understands the depths of God. The Spirit lives in you.
And the Spirit reveals what you would never discover on your own.

You're not trying to "crack the code" of God's will.
You're doing life with the One who knows God's thoughts perfectly.

That means…

• You're not abandoned.
• You're not stumbling in spiritual darkness.
• You're learning, listening, and being led.

Sometimes it's conviction that won't let go.
Sometimes it's clarity that cuts through confusion.
Sometimes it's peace that makes no sense on paper.
Sometimes it's Scripture lighting up right when you need it most.

None of that is random.
None of that is coincidence.
None of that is guesswork.

When the Spirit is leading, you don't have to guess—only follow.

You may not always feel Him leading. But you'll always see the fruit of His leadership as you walk with Him.

This is the quiet confidence Paul wants for you:
Not certainty in yourself.
But certainty in the One who guides you.

DO THIS:

Before your next decision—big or small—pause and pray: "Spirit, lead my thoughts right now." Watch the clarity or peace that follows.

ASK THIS:

1. Where do you tend to make decisions without inviting the Spirit in?
2. What's one situation where you need His leadership today?
3. How has God led you recently in ways you didn't notice at the time?

PRAY THIS:

Holy Spirit, thank You for leading me. Quiet the noise around me and help me hear Your voice today. Amen.

PLAY THIS:

"Spirit Lead Me"

Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day.

Read more about Project23 and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video.

Our text today is 1 Corinthians 2:6-9.

One of the hardest parts of following God isn't obedience. And it isn't sacrifice. It's the waiting in the dark—the moments when you can't see what God is doing, and it feels like nothing's happening.

Paul speaks right into that tension.

Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away. But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. But, as it is written, "What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him." — 1 Corinthians 2:6–9

Paul is pulling back the curtain a little: God wasn't just working in Jesus' crucifixion—He was working in a way no one could see, no one could predict, and no one could imagine.

That's what makes this passage so powerful:

God often does His greatest work in ways you can't see.

While the rulers mocked Jesus…
While the crowds jeered…
While Rome felt victorious…
God was quietly overturning death, sin, hell, and history.

That's what Paul means by "hidden wisdom."
God was doing more in that moment than anyone realized.

And the same is true in your story.

You might feel stuck.
You might feel overlooked.
You might feel like nothing is changing.
You might feel like your prayers are bouncing off the ceiling.

But God's wisdom doesn't operate on your visibility.
His plan isn't powered by your ability to track it.
He is working in places you can't yet see.

When you can't see what God is doing, you can still trust what God is preparing.

And what He's preparing is bigger, deeper, and more intentional than anything you could design.

He's not late.
He's not absent.
He's not inactive.

He's simply working in ways you can't see yet.

DO THIS:

Take two minutes today with your hands open—literally. Say, "God, I trust You even when I can't see what You're doing." Let the posture preach to your heart.

ASK THIS:

1. Where does it feel like God is doing "nothing" right now?
2. How has God surprised you with unseen work in the past?
3. What would trusting God's hidden wisdom look like today?

PRAY THIS:

Father, when I can't see what You're doing, steady my heart. Help me trust Your hidden wisdom and rest in what You're preparing. Amen.

PLAY THIS:

"Way Maker"

Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day.

Read more about Project23 and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video.

Our text today is 1 Corinthians 2:1-5.

Ever feel like you're not impressive enough for God to use?
Like your words aren't sharp enough…
Your story isn't dramatic enough…
Your personality isn't bold enough.

Paul's right there with you. In fact, he leaned into it.

And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. — 1 Corinthians 2:1–5

Paul didn't show up in Corinth polished. He showed up shaking.

No stage presence.
No masterful rhetoric.
No powerful delivery.

He chose unimpressive on purpose.

Why? Because he wanted the Corinthians to see what happens when God takes something small, simple, ordinary—and turns it into something impossible to ignore.

That's what God does: He takes the unimpressive and fills it with undeniable power.

Paul stripped his message down to the center point of history: Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

No clever tactics.
No persuasive flair.
Just the gospel in plain sight.
And the Spirit lit it on fire.

This is the part we forget:
The power was never in Paul's performance.
It was in Paul's dependence.

Your weakness isn't the barrier—it's the invitation.

When you step forward trembling, God steps forward strong.
When you open your mouth with nothing fancy to say, the Spirit supplies the power.
When you choose to be faithful instead of impressive, God makes your life impossible to ignore.

Unimpressive people.
Filled with an unstoppable God.
That's how God has been changing the world since the beginning.

DO THIS:

Keep Jesus at the center of one conversation today. Don't try to sound impressive—aim to be faithful, clear, and surrendered.

ASK THIS:

1. Where do you feel pressure to "perform" spiritually?
2. What does it look like for you to embrace weakness instead of hide it?
3. How might God want to show His power through your simplicity?

PRAY THIS:

Jesus, take every unimpressive part of me and fill it with Your strength. Make my words and my life impossible to ignore because Your Spirit is at work through me. Amen.

PLAY THIS:

"Holy Spirit"

Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day.

Read more about Project23 and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video.

Our text today is 1 Corinthians 1:30-31.

There's a quiet pressure most people feel — the pressure to be enough.

1. Strong enough.
2. Wise enough.
3. Disciplined enough.
4. Spiritual enough.
5. Successful enough.

And when we're not? We hide it. Or we hustle to make up for it.

Paul ends this opening chapter with a truth that cuts through all that pressure:

And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord." — 1 Corinthians 1:30–31

Everything you're trying to be on your own?
Christ already is for you.

You don't become wise by trying harder —
Christ is your wisdom.

You don't become righteous by earning it —
Christ is your righteousness.

You don't become holy by sheer effort —
Christ is your sanctification.

You don't redeem your past with better days ahead —
Christ is your redemption.

He is everything you're not.
And everything you can't be without Him.

And Paul says this so you'll stop doing the one thing that ruins your joy:

Stop boasting in yourself. Start boasting in Him.

Because the gospel flips the script:
Your weaknesses are not liabilities — they're invitations.
Your limitations are not failures — they're reminders.
Your shortcomings are not final — they're places Jesus fills.

This whole chapter has been Paul saying,
"Look at how God works…
and look at how God chooses…
and look at who God saves…"

And now he says,
"Look at why."

So no one can boast.
And no one can say,
"Look what I did."

It's all Christ.
It's always been Christ.
It will always be Christ.

Christ is everything you're not —and everything you need.

DO THIS:

Take five minutes today and thank Jesus out loud for being each of these in your life:

1. your wisdom
2. your righteousness
3. your sanctification
4. your redemption

Name them slowly. Let gratitude reset your heart.

ASK THIS:

1. Which of these four truths do you most need to rest in today?
2. Where are you still trying to "boast" in your own strength?
3. What changes when you truly see Christ as your righteousness?

PRAY THIS:

Jesus, You are everything I can't be without You. Be my wisdom, my righteousness, my sanctification, and my redemption today. Amen.

PLAY THIS:

"Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me"

Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day.

Read more about Project23 and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video.

Our text today is 1 Corinthians 1:26-29.

Some of the most defining moments in life aren't victories.
They're the moments you were overlooked.
Not chosen.
Not impressive enough.
Not the one anyone expected to matter.

Paul actually wants you to remember those moments —
because they're the key to seeing how God works.

For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. — 1 Corinthians 1:26–29

God doesn't choose people the way the world does.
He's not scanning for the polished, the pedigreed, or the popular.

He looks for the humble.
The ones without a platform.
The ones without the résumé.
The ones the world doesn't even see.

Why?
Because God loves turning the unpicked into the proven.

God picks the ones nobody picks to prove what only He can do.

That's the gospel pattern:

• The weak shame the strong.
• The foolish confront the wise.
• The overlooked carry the truth.
• The small things become his strategy.

You weren't chosen because you were qualified.
You were chosen because Christ was qualified.

And in Christ, your story becomes his showcase. Your weakness becomes his window. Your life becomes his evidence.

So don't resent the places where you feel overlooked.
Those are often the very places where God grips your life the tightest and displays his strength the loudest.

DO THIS:

Write down one weakness you usually hide — then ask God to use that exact weakness as a platform for His strength today.

ASK THIS:

1. Where do you feel overlooked — and how might God use that?
2. What weakness in your life might actually be a doorway for God's power?
3. Are you comparing yourself to others instead of trusting God's calling?

PRAY THIS:

Jesus, thank You for choosing what the world overlooks. Turn my weakness into a platform for Your strength. Amen.

PLAY THIS:

"Grace to Grace"

Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day.

Read more about Project23 and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video.

Our text today is 1 Corinthians 1:22-25.

Some people miss God's answer because it doesn't look like the answer they wanted.

The Jews wanted signs — power on full display.
The Greeks wanted wisdom — arguments polished like marble.
Everyone wanted something impressive.

But God didn't send a performer or a philosopher.
He sent a crucified Savior.

Not what they asked for… but God gave something better.

For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. — 1 Corinthians 1:22–25

The cross offended the Jews because it looked too weak.
It confused the Greeks because it sounded too foolish.
But God wasn't trying to meet their expectations.

He was trying to save their souls.

What the world thought was weak was actually the strongest thing God ever did.

What the world thought was nonsense was actually the smartest plan ever made.

And that's the point Paul is driving home:

When people demand what they want, God often gives what they need. And what He gives is always better.

You don't always get the miracle you ask for.
You don't always get the explanation you crave.
You don't always get the clarity you think would settle your heart.

But God is not short-changing you.
God gave something better — and He still does.

He gives a Savior who breaks sin, not just symptoms.
A cross that delivers, not just dazzles.
A gospel that transforms, not just entertains.

What people expected would've helped for a moment.
What God provided changes eternity.

DO THIS:

Say this today: "Christ is the power and wisdom I need."

ASK THIS:

1. Where have you wanted God to work your way instead of His way?
2. What expectations of God do you need to surrender today?
3. When has God given you something better than what you asked for?

PRAY THIS:

Jesus, You are the wisdom and power of God. Help me trust Your plan even when it doesn't match my expectations. Amen.

PLAY THIS:

"Jesus Paid It All"