Sometimes God just doesn’t make sense

1 Corinthians 2

Politicians are some of the greatest communicators on the planet. How do I know that? Their future employment depends upon their ability to communicate effectively. They must spin the bad and make it look good and the must spin the good and make it look better.

Excellent elocution is a plus for anyone, including preachers, but Paul goes against the trend. He starts this chapter stating that he does not preach to show off his style or great oration abilities but that he preaches with all of his heart the basics of the Gospel and demonstrates it with power. He wants everyone to understand the power of God more than the wisdom of men.

The wisdom of God is to come through everything that we preach and how we live. It will often seem like foolishness to the world system. Think about it in God’s kingdom we gain by losing, we get by giving, and we live by dying. This wisdom confuses and confronts the world system with needing to trust God rather than their own strengths.

How do we grasp this wisdom of God? Two ways, first we grasp understanding by revelation from God and then we must have a appropriate response to God. God is always speaking to His people but we have to take the time to listen and then once we listen we must respond to what the Lord is saying. Just like you are the only one who knows your own thoughts, God’s thoughts can only be revealed by His Spirit to man. When we come to Christ, He reveals His heart and mind to us.

No one can fully grasp the things of God without God’s Spirit leading and guiding. However, once we come to Christ, God gives His insight which doesn’t make sense to a world system that must figure everything out in a cerebral manner but the things of God are all faith based.

What things are you being challenged by today? Are there things in your life that the Lord is challenging you to take steps of faith? In order to grow in the Kingdom it must be done by faith a thing that confuses the world system and the world’s wisdom. God has bigger plans for you than the world has to offer trust Him.