Have you witnessed foolishness? Have you thought something was foolish only to realize later it was not foolish but very wise? Have you been accused of being foolish, yet know that you were making a wise choice? Have you accepted the foolishness of God?
It seems as though we can observe foolishness almost anywhere we look. We see foolishness on the streets, in the department store, in the grocery store, and even in our workplaces. Sometimes the foolishness is on purpose and funny. Other times it is not.
By human notions, God has done a lot of foolish things. Think about. What human would have ever created a giraffe or the platypus? Though we have some creativity, thanks to God’s gift, we just don’t think of such things. Who would have created gnats or flies or mosquitos? We would not have done so for no other reason than not wanting the nuisance. Yet all of them have purpose in God’s plan.
God’s foolishness also included sending Jesus to the cross to be our Savior. We would not put ourselves on a cross to save the world. We might be willing to die for our children or spouse, but not the drug addict, the prostitute, or our enemy. Yet God went to the cross in the form of Jesus, even though we are disobedient children.
Through the cross, God displayed his mighty power. The power to overcome death. The power to completely defeat Satan. The power to bring his straying children back home with him. God displayed a power that we cannot fully fathom. Through his power God has reconciled us to him with a price we can never repay. Thank God for his wonderful grace.
I pray we all accept the foolishness of the cross. I pray we recognize the power of God. I pray each one of us give thanks to God for his awesome power and his wonderful grace. Accept the gift of the cross. Be reconciled to God. Recognize God’s mighty power. Thank God for his amazing grace.
1 Corinthians 1:18For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Marty Pressey 