August 26, 2018

FOOLISHNESS OF GOD

1 Corinthians 1:25-29

Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence.

Personal Challenge

From a human perspective, it often looks like God does everything backward. But that is the point, isn't it? The human perspective is finite, or limited. The human perspective is biased and conditional. Gods' is none of these. God is eternal all-knowing, so doesn't it make more sense for us to submit to God and His way of doing things? If we were to see God's most foolish thing, it would still be immeasurably wiser than any wise person in the existence of mankind. If we were to see God's weakest aspect, it would still be far stronger than anything that mankind has ever summoned. God chooses to use the foolishness and weakness of humankind to build His kingdom so that ALL of the glory points to Him and not to us. Glory be to God, and God alone!