"Today's Foolishness..."

I love the Epistles fo Paul. Many don't! Paul simply tells it as it is, and people do not like it. How about you? Are you up for truth today. Paul lets us know in Philippains 3 that he was 'full' of religious wisdom, full of the word of God, but then surrendered it all to know the truth, Jesus.

In 1 Cor. 1:18 many will look at it, confess it, and even think that they are in line with it, but they are mistaken. IF the Corinthians would have been (and they thought they were) then Paul would never had to write this letter to them. It says "For the message ofthe cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to those who ar ebeing saved it is the pwoer of God." Talking to anyone? You see they thought they were, but they are not examples of the power of God, just merely head knowledge folks. It goes on to say "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise' the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate" (Quoting Isaiah 29:14).

I really believe that this has become a huge problem in the church today. Men are leaning so much on wisdom of others, and missing the simplicity of being a follower. Conferences, books, teaching videos, radio messages, and on and on. Have we ever considered that all this is for nothing if we are not changing and serving everyday of our lives? Men's wisdom limits their time, devotion and sacrifice to the Lord.

Paul continues "Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made the foolish the wisdom of the world? Paul continues and concludes provign that our wisdom is nothing. Why then do we spend countless hours, listening to Christian radio, going to conferences, reading books, doing bible studies? What are they there for? If we are not changing then they are of no value at all. All they are is knowledge and emotion. Knowing God and seeking His wisdom takes death to self, not fancy talk and great lyrics.

Is our lives showing the power of God, or is our lives demonstrating a knowledge of God by how we live, and love others. James put's it this way in chapter 1:22 "Do not merely be hearers of the Word and so be deceived. Do what it says." If we are not doing what it says then we are proving that it is our wisdom and not His. Have you been foolish. Have you relied on what little wisdom you have aquired through sources instead of the Holy Spirit? One day God will ask us "Did you really think your wisdom tha lead to excuses is worth what my Son died for? We were created to be His image, His likeness, His hands and feet. Without this knoweldge, we too are showing foolishness to a lost and dying world~