the fool and the wise

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

- 1 Corinthians 1:27 (NIV)

 

We don’t have to be brilliant or powerful to be a believer in Christ.
In fact, how often have we heard it said, “God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called”?
Yet so many people out there continue to rely on their own intellect, wealth, or social standing instead of trusting God.
In Paul’s day many people did not believe that Christ was crucified for us because He was crucified – they thought that any god that would die on a cross to save people would be foolish and weak.
And people who believed this would also be considered foolish and weak. 
Only those who are called by God to believe in the Gospel can see the strength and wisdom in this act of love that Christ went through.
God certainly does choose foolish and weak people to come to Him through Christ, how do you think we got here?
But the shaming part – when a person considers themselves above others, those who think they are too wise or strong to believe the Gospel, God is showing those people how foolish they really are.
Paul himself was chosen, after years of executing believers, to lead others to Christ.
Perhaps the world would view Paul as an idiot because he believed in Jesus. 
Maybe we still see people that occupy service positions, are not well-educated, or do not have money, rank, or social standing as losers.
I’m confident that there are people that still see today’s Christ followers as foolish.
In truth though, by God’s grace, it is those of us who believe that see clearly and we are the wise and strong.

 

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