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 2:10-12.

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"