Fool for Christ
"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."(NIV) 1 Corinthians 1:18
Bible reading: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
The wisdom of the world is nothing to be compared with the foolishness of God. They seem to travel in opposite parallel paths. God inspired Paul to ask; where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? (1 Corinthians 1:20). This is a wise saying that should not be literally translated as obtaining an education is a bad thing. This is rather a wise saying that will help us (Christians) understand why the world sees us as fools.
The wisdom of the world does not understand why we have to forgive people for the wrong they have done us. In agreement with Matthew West in his song “Forgiveness”; forgiveness is the worst enemy of anger(wisdom of the world). By the wisdom of the world, when someone offends us, we have the right to hold a grudge and we will get the judges and lawyers on our side but there is this “foolish” voice that will always whisper; “Let it go, set it free”.
Well, that whisper of forgiveness is the message of the cross. It is the example our Lord Jesus set for us on the cross. He took all our sins onto to the cross and upon all that we did to him, he uttered this faint and “foolish” words; “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34). How will the wisdom of the world comprehend this?
In the same way, we should be proud and happy when we forgive others for the wrong they have done us. Undeniably, the world will surely see us as “fools” who do not know their rights. It can be self-demeaning but let’s encourage ourselves to be “Fools for Christ” instead of being wise for the devil.