Prayer for 1 Corinthians 1

Praying through 1 Corinthians 1:2

Heavenly Father, search me, I pray, and identify any area in my life that is not pleasing to You. May I live godly in Christ Jesus and in submissive obedience to Your Holy Spirit. I pray that I may fulfil all that You would have me to do in my life, to Your praise and glory. This I ask in Jesus' name, AMEN.

“Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:”
(1 Corinthians 1:2)
Source: Verse of the day for 1 Corinthians 1:2

Praying through 1 Corinthians 1:5

Loving Father, thank You for enriching me in all possible ways, in Christ Jesus my Lord. I pray that I may live in a way that is pleasing to You in all speech and activity so that Your name is glorified in my life, In Jesus' name I pray, AMEN.

“That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;”
(1 Corinthians 1:5)
Source: Verse of the day for 1 Corinthians 1:5

Praying through 1 Corinthians 1:8

Father God, I confess that I could not draw another breath without Your strength. Thank You that You have covered me with the robe of Christ's righteousness, for His name's sake, and have promised to keep and sustain me through every season of my life, until I stand in His presence and am presented to You as blameless. Enable me to finish the work You have given me to do, for Your praise and glory. In Jesus' name I pray, AMEN.

“Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
(1 Corinthians 1:8)
Source: Verse of the day for 1 Corinthians 1:8

Praying through 1 Corinthians 1:9

Heavenly Father, thank You that You are a faithful God, Who is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Thank You that I have been called into fellowship with the Lord Jesus Christ. May I live to His praise and glory, day by day. In Jesus' name I pray, AMEN.

“God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.”
(1 Corinthians 1:9)
Source: Verse of the day for 1 Corinthians 1:9

Praying through 1 Corinthians 1:10

Heavenly Father, forgive the times when I have allowed foolish pride or a careless attitude to cause disunity to fester within my heart towards my brothers and sisters in Christ. May I be of one heart and mind with other believers, knowing that we are all one in Christ Jesus our Lord, in Whose name I pray, AMEN.

“Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.”
(1 Corinthians 1:10)
Source: Verse of the day for 1 Corinthians 1:10

Praying through 1 Corinthians 1:12

Heavenly Father, thank You for the Scriptures and the many lessons I can learn from Paul's corrective teachings in his various epistles. I pray that the Body of Christ may become increasingly united in these difficult and dangerous days in which we live. Help us to hold fast to the truth of the glorious gospel, and may we all be diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in our churches and in our fellowship together, for Jesus' name's sake. In Jesus' name, AMEN.

“Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.”
(1 Corinthians 1:12)
Source: Verse of the day for 1 Corinthians 1:12

Praying through 1 Corinthians 1:17

Heavenly Father, I pray that I may be used by You to teach the truth of Jesus Christ, my crucified and resurrected Saviour, to all that You put in my pathway. Keep me from promoting myself in a prideful manner, but I pray that I may be used as an instrument to shed abroad the glorious news of the gospel of Jesus Christ. To His praise and glory, AMEN.

“For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.”
(1 Corinthians 1:17)
Source: Verse of the day for 1 Corinthians 1:17

Praying through 1 Corinthians 1:18

Praise God for the message of the Cross. Praise You, Lord, that You loved the world so much that You gave Your only begotten Son to be our Saviour, to die on the Cross so that we might live with Him forever. Thank You that Jesus became a man and died on the Cross to be our substitute for sin, by means of His shed blood on Calvary's Cross. And all praise and glory be to You, that He broke the power of sin and death to all who believe on His name. Thank You, forever and ever, AMEN.

“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”
(1 Corinthians 1:18)
Source: Verse of the day for 1 Corinthians 1:18

Praying through 1 Corinthians 1:19

Heavenly Father, thank You that in Your wisdom, You set at nought all man's self-proclaimed wisdom and self-confident merit by sending the Lord Jesus to die on the Cross and rise again the third day, proclaiming faith in Him alone to be the one and only Way to salvation. Keep me looking to Jesus and living humbly before You all the days of my life. In Jesus' name, AMEN.

“For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”
(1 Corinthians 1:19)
Source: Verse of the day for 1 Corinthians 1:19

Praying through 1 Corinthians 1:20

Heavenly Father, thank You for the wisdom and power of the Cross, which has saved me by grace through faith in Christ and is conforming me into the likeness of the Lord Jesus, day by day. Keep me low at the Cross and help me to keep my priorities focused on Christ crucified. I know that the Cross is a stumbling-block to some and foolishness to others, but to me it is life. In Jesus' name, AMEN.

“Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?”
(1 Corinthians 1:20)
Source: Verse of the day for 1 Corinthians 1:20

Praying through 1 Corinthians 1:21

Heavenly Father, thank You that while I was still a sinner, Christ died for me and that in Your grace and wisdom, You have given Your free gift of salvation to all who will humbly receive the glorious truth that is contained within the message of the Cross. Keep me low at the Cross and broken before You. This I ask in Jesus' name, AMEN.

“For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.”
(1 Corinthians 1:21)
Source: Verse of the day for 1 Corinthians 1:21

Praying through 1 Corinthians 1:22

Heavenly Father, thank You that in Your goodness and grace, You sent the Lord Jesus Christ to die on the Cross to save my soul. Thank You that You communicated the message of salvation to all who will believe the written Word of truth and trust in the incarnate Word of God, by believing the message of the Cross. Thank You that Jesus became the sin-sacrifice for all who will simply believe on His name. Thank You for dying for my sins and for rising again, to give Your eternal life to all who will believe in the message of the Cross. In Jesus' name, AMEN.

“For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:”
(1 Corinthians 1:22)
Source: Verse of the day for 1 Corinthians 1:22

Praying through 1 Corinthians 1:23

Heavenly Father, thank You that in Your goodness and grace, You opened my understanding to the glorious gospel of God and brought me into Your family, by grace through faith in the simple message of the Cross. Use me, I pray, to be a channel of blessing to others who are still in darkness. I pray that the stumbling block for many in Israel would be removed, and that those who have rejected the gospel because of arrogance, pride, self-confidence, and self-sanctification, would have the eyes of their heart opened to see that Christ crucified is their only hope. In Jesus' name I pray, AMEN.

“But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;”
(1 Corinthians 1:23)
Source: Verse of the day for 1 Corinthians 1:23

Praying through 1 Corinthians 1:24

Heavenly Father, thank You that in Your wisdom, You anchored Your plan of salvation on the Cross of Christ. Thank You for its cleansing flood and for saving me by grace through faith. Lord, You have chosen the foolish things of this world to confound the wise, and I will never cease to praise You for all Your grace and goodness, to me and to all men. In Jesus' name I pray, AMEN.

“But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.”
(1 Corinthians 1:24)
Source: Verse of the day for 1 Corinthians 1:24

Praying through 1 Corinthians 1:25

Heavenly Father, thank You for Jesus and for Your gracious plan of salvation. Thank You that in Your wisdom You determined the one and only means of salvation to be faith in the eternal Son of God, Who was born into His own creation so that by His sacrificial death and glorious resurrection ALL who believe on Him are redeemed from the curse of the Law, made the righteousness of God in Christ and have the power of death broken forever in our lives - in Jesus name I pray, AMEN.

“Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.”
(1 Corinthians 1:25)
Source: Verse of the day for 1 Corinthians 1:25

Praying through 1 Corinthians 1:26

Heavenly Father, I have nothing to recommend myself except for the death of Jesus Christ my Saviour and King. May I come to a deeper knowledge and understanding of the amazing message of the Cross, and all that Christ has done for me through the death, burial and resurrection of Your dearly beloved Son, Who alone is worthy of all praise.. and in Whose name I pray, AMEN

“For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:”
(1 Corinthians 1:26)
Source: Verse of the day for 1 Corinthians 1:26

Praying through 1 Corinthians 1:27

Heavenly Father, thank You for Jesus Christ and Him crucified. May I never seek to rely on my own human wisdom, physical strength and clever manipulation but on Jesus Christ and Him crucified, knowing that in HIM is found all wisdom, might, majesty dominion, power, strength, love... and life, in Jesus name I pray, AMEN.

“But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;”
(1 Corinthians 1:27)
Source: Verse of the day for 1 Corinthians 1:27

Praying through 1 Corinthians 1:28

Heavenly Father, thank You that I am accepted in the Beloved and my salvation does not depend on my debating skills, intellectual capacities, business acumen, or human wisdom. I pray that I may develop an attitude of heart that trusts in You implicitly, and looks to Jesus, day by day. Thank You that You take the base things of the world and people that are insignificant in the eyes of the proud, and use them for Your greater glory. Use me I pray, and help me to walk humbly before You all the days of my life. This I ask in Jesus' name, AMEN. 

“And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:”
(1 Corinthians 1:28)
Source: Verse of the day for 1 Corinthians 1:28

Praying through 1 Corinthians 1:29

Heavenly Father, thank You that we have nothing to boast about.. except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Thank You that it is by grace through faith in the finished work of Christ alone that I have been redeemed and have received the forgiveness of sins and life everlasting. Thank You that you have chosen the foolish things of this world to confound the wise - and thank You that by grace through faith I have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ - in Whose name I pray, AMEN.

“That no flesh should glory in his presence.”
(1 Corinthians 1:29)
Source: Verse of the day for 1 Corinthians 1:29

Praying through 1 Corinthians 1:30

Thank You, Father, for this glorious truth that I am positioned in Christ Who has become unto me wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption. I pray that I may also allow Christ's life to be lived through me so that I am not only positioned in Him, but allowing His life to be lived through me. In Jesus' name I pray, AMEN.

“But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:”
(1 Corinthians 1:30)
Source: Verse of the day for 1 Corinthians 1:30

Praying through 1 Corinthians 1:31

Heavenly Father, help me to take my eyes off myself and to set the eyes of my heart firmly on the Lord Jesus Christ. Help me to recognise and reject the foolish philosophies of the ‘wise’, and the vain glories that the world may offer. God forbid that I should glory, except in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. In Jesus' name I pray, AMEN.

“That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.”
(1 Corinthians 1:31)
Source: Verse of the day for 1 Corinthians 1:31