They say that there's no fool like an April fool. Not sure what that means, but I got to thinking about fools and foolishness a little. The Bible says, in 1Cor. 1:17-30: "17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with clever words, so that the cross of Christ will not
be emptied [of its effect]. 18 For to those who are perishing the message of the cross is foolishness, but to us who are being saved it is God's power. 19 For it is written:
I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and I will set aside the understanding of the experts.
20 Where is the philosopher? Where is the scholar? Where is the debater of this age? Hasn't God made the world's wisdom foolish? 21 For since, in God's wisdom, the world did not know God through wisdom, God was pleased to save those who believe through the foolishness of the message preached. 22 For the Jews ask for signs and the Greeks seek wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles. 24 Yet to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is God's power and God's wisdom, 25 because God's foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God's weakness is stronger than human strength. 26 Brothers, consider your calling: not many are wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth. 27 Instead, God has chosen the world's foolish things to shame the wise, and God has chosen the world's weak things to shame the strong."
The Gospel message is foolishness to those who are perishing. To those who are not born-again, the Gospel message is foolishness. They don't understand. We see this in so many ways when we look around at the world today. Why is evil and immorality so rampant? Because the people of this world cannot understand God's truths, unless He chooses to open their eyes. In other words, we who see were once blind; and those who are blind can be enabled to see. God knows who are His, and he will not lose a single person. To us who are being saved it is God's power. We have been given understanding by God. We have been set free from sin. Death no longer holds dominion over us. To us, human wisdom no longer seems wise. Indeed, even God's foolishness, as Paul says, is wiser than man's wisdom. How much higher is God's wisdom than our own! It is only by His grace that we can comprehend even the smallest part. Thank you, Jesus, for allowing us to know and understand your Word.
Amen.
-Mark -
-Christian Researcher-
-December 12, 2006-
