Have you noticed that God sometimes does things the opposite of what we think he should do? Have you heard that Jesus turned the world upside down? Is it because God enjoys toying with us or we fail to fall in line with God? Do we think we are too good to follow God?
Jesus turned the world on its head in many ways. He served the poor, healed the sick, raised the dead, and hung out with sinners. He instructed us to be humble, be a servant, share with the poor, take care of widows and orphans, and wrapped it all up with love.
The world tells us to chase our dreams, pursue riches, seek a promotion, ignore the helpless, and honor the rich and famous. The world teaches selfishness while Jesus teaches selflessness. The world teaches pridefulness while Jesus teaches humbleness. The world teaches hording while Jesus teaches sharing. The world teaches being served while Jesus teaches to serve.
God has used what is foolish in human minds to be wisdom in his. He has made the wisdom of the world foolishness. As the world chases after power and riches, God has shown us that being satisfied with what we have is a blessing. The wisdom of the world says no one can be raised from the dead, yet God raised Jesus on the third day. It is through the foolishness of believing in the resurrection that we acquire the wisdom of God.
We have a choice to make. We can continue to chase the foolishness of the world, or we can accept the wisdom of God. Following the wisdom of the world is foolishness according to God. It is only by putting our faith in Jesus that we gain eternal life and begin to learn the wisdom of God.
I pray we all choose to let go of the foolishness of the world. I pray we choose the wisdom of God. I pray each one of us will believe in Jesus, putting our faith in Him, and gain eternal life. Choose God’s wisdom. Believe in Jesus. Put your faith in Jesus. Gain eternal life.
1 Corinthians 1:20-21 Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scholar? 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, God decided, through the foolishness of the proclamation, to save those who believe.
Marty Pressey 