From “Becoming Peerless” week 2

5-Day Bible Reading Plan and Devotional Guide

Day 1: You Are Gifted 

Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:1-7

Devotional: Paul opens this passage with urgency. He does not want believers to be uninformed about spiritual gifts. That urgency still applies today. Every believer has received a manifestation of the Spirit. Not some believers. Not the most mature or the most polished. Every single one. God does not wait until you have it all together before He places something supernatural within you. The question is not whether you have been gifted. The question is whether you are paying attention. Ask God to open your eyes to what he has already placed inside you, and commit to stewarding it faithfully.

Reflection: In what areas of your life do you sense God working through you in ways beyond your natural abilities?

Application: Write down three moments when God seemed to use you to encourage, help, or strengthen someone else. Look for a pattern. That pattern may be pointing you toward your spiritual giftedness.

Day 2: One Spirit, Many Gifts 

Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:4-11

Devotional: The repetition in this passage is deliberate. The same Spirit. The same Lord. The same God. Paul hammers this truth because the Corinthian church was dividing over gifts rather than uniting through them. Some were elevating certain gifts above others, creating a hierarchy that God never intended. Every gift originates from the same divine source, which means no gift is superior and no gift is expendable. When the body of Christ begins to honor every gift equally, something powerful happens: unity. And where there is unity, God commands His blessing. The gifts were never meant to separate us. They were designed to unify us.

Reflection: Have you ever felt that your contribution to the church was less important than someone else’s? How does this passage challenge that thinking?

Application: Identify someone in your church whose giftedness looks very different from yours. This week, intentionally encourage them and express gratitude for the way God uses them.

Day 3: God Works Through Imperfect People 

Reading: 1 Corinthians 5:1-2; 11:18-20; Romans 5:8

Devotional: The Corinthian church was a mess. Division, lawsuits, immorality, and disorder at the communion table were all present. And yet, in the midst of this mess, God was moving powerfully. This is not a contradiction. It is a testimony to the grace of God. He does not wait for perfect conditions or perfect people before he pours out His Spirit. He meets us in our imperfections and works through us despite them. This is not a license to remain comfortable in sin. Rather, it is an invitation to stop disqualifying yourself. God’s power is not dependent upon your perfection. It is dependent on His grace.

Reflection: What personal failures or shortcomings have caused you to believe God cannot use you right now?

Application: Spend time in honest prayer, surrendering one specific area of imperfection to God. Ask him to work through you despite it, and trust that His grace is sufficient.

Day 4: Gifts Given for the Common Good 

Reading: Ephesians 4:11-16

Devotional: Spiritual gifts are not personal trophies. They are tools for building up the body of Christ. Ephesians 4 makes this plain: leadership gifts exist not so leaders can do all the ministry, but so every believer is equipped to do works of service. The church was never designed to be a performance watched by a passive audience. It was designed to be a body, with every part functioning together toward a shared purpose. When even one part withholds its gift, the whole body is affected. Your gift is not optional. Someone in your church needs what God has placed in you.

Reflection: Have you been sitting in the audience when God has called you onto the field?

Application: Pray and consider this week how you can begin serving in an area that aligns with your gifts. Take one concrete step toward active participation.

Day 5: Ask, Seek, and Receive 

Reading: Matthew 7:7-11; 1 Corinthians 14:1

Devotional: Paul tells the Corinthians to eagerly desire spiritual gifts. This is not passive. It is an active pursuit. And Jesus promised that those who ask will receive, those who seek will find, and those who knock will find the door opened. God is not withholding good gifts from His children. Sometimes He is simply waiting for His children to ask. If you are uncertain of your spiritual gift, pray about it! If you desire a gift you have not yet experienced, ask Him for it! God takes delight in giving good gifts to those who seek Him. Ask and keep asking. Seek and keep seeking. Knock and keep knocking. And trust God to respond.

Reflection: What spiritual gift have you been hesitant to ask God for, and what has held you back from asking?

Application: Set aside fifteen minutes today in focused prayer. Ask God specifically for the gift or gifts you desire. Then ask Him to show you where and how to begin using what He has already given you. Return to this prayer daily for the next thirty days and watch what eH does.