Friday Devotion - August 7, 2026

Day 5: Success Measured by the Body, Not the Individual
Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

Devotional: Paul makes clear that no single member of the body can say to another that it has no need of them. The eye cannot dismiss the hand. The head cannot release the feet. Every part carries a function that serves the whole, and the health of the whole determines the true measure of success. The world measures success by individual accumulation, personal achievement, and self-made advancement. The kingdom measures success by whether the body is being built up, whether the weak are being strengthened, and whether those who were scattered are being gathered. Examine your life today not by what you have built for yourself, but by what you have contributed to those around you. That is where kingdom success is truly found.