Confusing Wisdom

1 Corinthians 1:20,21 So what does this say about the philosopher, the law expert, or anyone in this world who is skilled in making clever arguments? God has made the wisdom of the world look foolish. This is what God in his wisdom decided: Since the world did not find him through its own wisdom, he used the message that sounds foolish to save those who believe it.

Most of us would like to think that we have a pretty decent head on our shoulders; that we’re able to reason through things; that we’re able to examine the facts and draw the right conclusions.

It’s that very premise – that we’re all blessed with a modicum of common sense – that forms the basis of trial by jury. In most cases, twelve ordinary men and women will sit off to the side of a courtroom, listen to the evidence presented by the prosecution and the defence, and then hand down a verdict of guilt or innocence.

Some people are even experts, great thinkers in their field – philosophers, professors, lawyers. But every now and then, something comes along that’ll confound their logic, and ours, completely:

1 Corinthians 1:20,21 So what does this say about the philosopher, the law expert, or anyone in this world who is skilled in making clever arguments? God has made the wisdom of the world look foolish. This is what God in his wisdom decided: Since the world did not find him through its own wisdom, he used the message that sounds foolish to save those who believe it.

Yesterday we chatted about the apparent foolishness of the Cross. Why would God choose to send Jesus to die for the likes of thee and me to save us from our failures … rather than judge us guilty and sentence us to His punishment? After all, that’s how the world works.

Why? Because He loves you more than words could ever say. Know that, live that, breathe that. He loves you beyond everything you can ever imagine, even when you botch things up.

Foolishness? I don’t think so.

That’s God’s Word. Fresh … for you … today.