i enjoyed reading 1 Corinthians 1 today. in this chapter, Paul addresses the problem of dissension in the church, following which, delves into a beautifully crafted description of Christ and His sacrifice. what stood out to me the most was how Paul described the gospel message as 'foolish'.

"for the message of the cross is FOOLISHNESS to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God." v18

"for since in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe." v21

the message of the cross is foolishness. i find that so beautiful, but i have yet to reconcile my thoughts on the subject! on first read i thought i had grasped the essence of the passage..but as i read it again and i again i realised..NOT. haha. im mulling over this passage.. and asking Pastor Mitch for help. haha

i also loved this verse-

"Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men." v25

at some point or other, we all think that we're smarter than God. non-believers and believers alike. and we come before God and demand things to be done for us. 'well if youre real, just show yourself to me and i'll believe'. 'well if you want me to not do what im about to do you gotta find some divine way to communicate that to me. you cant? sorry man im gonna go ahead.' dude. He created the entire universe. He doesnt have to listen to your crap. hell, if I owned the universe, i would not be listening to what the little lizard on the wall has to say. especially not if he was trying to tell me that i shd run the universe according to his rules. (i think theres the reason right there why im not god. haha!)

thankfully, God is a lot more gracious than i am. when i make my stupid demands for things i want, He doesnt send a lightning bolt to zap me right out of existence, He continues this slow, but steady work in my heart.

"But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty;" v27

THANK YOU LORD for choosing me. thank You for never giving up for me. thank You for the wonderful, wonderful blessings i have been given in my life..i pray my life will be a reflection of all that You have been to me. and all that You have so graciously given. and i pray that i will always be thankful, and never ungrateful.

Amen!