Wisdom; Preaching Of The Cross

"For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

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

                                                                                       (1 Cor 1:18-25 KJV)

To many I am a foolish old woman because I pray an awful lot and I trust that God will answer my prayers. I thank God for the faith He has given me in Jesus the Christ who is my Lord and Savior. 

Had I followed in the ways of the world as completely as the worldly thinks is wise I would be totally lost. I have made it through many storms in life not by following in the ways of the world but by trusting that God is with me and would see me through by the power of the Holy Spirit. I trust that He has a good plan for me and for all who believe no matter how foolish we look to the unbelievers.

It is most prudent and wise to follow in the way that He has shown us through Jesus Christ our Lord. Following the wisdom of the world will always be our downfall. What appears to many to be the foolishness of God is so much greater than the wisdom of the world! Listen to Him!

It is by God's grace alone received by the sacrifice that Christ alone was able to make for me that I am here today. It is by His grace alone that I live and I live in Christ.

God grant all people everywhere to receive the wisdom of God; the wisdom of the cross of Christ.

God's Peace - Pr. J.

Believe, Hope, Endure All Things

 

Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. (1 Cor 13:6-7 KJV)

Yesterday was a very good day. I had succumbed a couple of times to believing the worst might come about. Fortunately, I had been able to continue to believe that God had His hand in it and would work everything for the good. It could have ended up horribly; but, it did not. I will continue with endurance to hope and rejoice that God will see all things through to His glory.

It seems as though this past year more and more people have succumbed to rejoicing in anything bad. A lot of people have been lifting up what is bad as good and attempting to destroy what is good. In fact, some will make up stuff to make the world around them and people they dislike seem even worse than they could possibly be. For too many people this past year has been a year of opportunity to devise chaos. People have been rejoicing to see the downfall of others. That rejoicing in causing others to fall is a grievous iniquity, especially when attacks against them are totally unjustified and done only for the purpose of personal gain or glory.

Slander is a grievous iniquity. May God help us to always seek the truth and rejoice in that. May God keep us from slandering others to benefit ourselves.

God's Peace - Pr. J.