Happy Fool's Day!


Okay, so most of you probably found yourself saying "Happy Resurrection Day", "Happy Easter" or "The Lord is risen...He is risen indeed!" today. But, based on God's Word, we could have just as easily said, "Happy Fool's Day".

I Corinthians 1:18-31

"For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written,

"I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart."

Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

For consider your calling, brothers:not many of you were wise according to worldly standards,not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise;God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord."


In the world's eyes, the cross is foolishness, God's plan is ridiculous and we are to be pitied for living such a wasted life. We are fools. But praise the Lord for His mighty salvation, for giving us eyes to see that what was truly foolish was the futile life we were living apart from Christ. Today, we as believers can and should celebrate with every breath that we have. Through Christ sacrifice we stand forgiven, righteous and justified. Because of His work on the cross in bearing the Father's wrath for our sin, we now live a redeemed, Spirit-indwelled life. As a result of the shed blood of the spotless Lamb, we have hope...true hope, abundant hope...not only in this life but in the life to come!

Call me a fool but I will never stop rejoicing in the cross and proclaiming with Paul "Thanks be to God for His inexpressible GIFT"!!!!

Comments

For His Glory said…
Amen Sista!! Preach it girl!