My prayer for you for today is that you will know you are
not foolish in following the Lord but that you will stand firm in it as you
show the light of Jesus to the world. In Jesus Name.
1
Corinthians 1:18-21
The
message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we
who are being saved know it is the very power of God. As the Scriptures
say,
"I will destroy the wisdom of the wise
and discard the intelligence of the intelligent." (Isa 29:14)
So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world's brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish. Since God in His wisdom saw to it that the world would never know Him through human wisdom, He has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe.
"I will destroy the wisdom of the wise
and discard the intelligence of the intelligent." (Isa 29:14)
So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world's brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish. Since God in His wisdom saw to it that the world would never know Him through human wisdom, He has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe.
The narrow path. I think in today’s world with all the
technology and constant archaeological findings with explanations of the so
called “Big bang” theory and to top it off you have television spreading a bunch of rumours and
theories by clever people, it seems hard to be a Christian when your faith is constantly
being attacked from all sides. The funny thing is it has been happening for
many years. Paul had problems convincing the wise in his time and surely we
will have trouble convincing the wise today. Paul clearly says that the good
news of Christ is foolish to those headed for destruction. Following Jesus is a
choice we make because the Holy Spirit has opened our eyes and our minds so
that we can clearly see and feel the reality of a living God. But following Him
is not a once off decision and now you are free from all temptation. The world
will continue to attack you, because you have chosen correctly. The devil does
not want you to succeed so he will do anything in his power to get you off your
present path. He is the master of lies and he will make up as many as he can to
confuse you. Why is it so much easier for people to follow a lie, than to
follow the truth? I think it boils down to choice and will. You see it in our everyday
lives, we have become creatures of comfort and we do not like to face
difficulties. I think that is why so many followers of Christ are falling away,
they will believe any nonsense just to have it easier. Following Jesus is no
easy task, it is a constant and continuous spiritual training exercise. You have
to spend time in prayer to make your spirit stronger and to build your bond
with God. Alone you will slip, but with Jesus you will succeed. He is your life
line and your saviour. Spend more time in prayer and reading the word so that
you will be stronger in the continuous battle against the devil and his lies. My
prayers are with you so that you will have victory in this day and every day
that follows.
I am not alone in this fight against evil, I stand united
with many as we bring honour to God with each new victory.
Have an awesome day, friend of Jesus.
Cheers.
