Reverse in Polarity

1 Corinthians 1.27: But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

God’s weird. That’s about all there is to it. He’s awesome, but he is weird. So weird in fact that what he does usually makes no sense. This verse tells it all.

People think they’re wise, yet the simplest thing, even foolish things to people, stumble them, and people considered “unwise” get it. The wise are shamed, and God is glorified through the foolish things.

It’s like when you got a really book smart person, who has absolutely no common sense. “Yeah I’m smarter than you!” they say. Ask them any fact about history, science, math, literature and they’ll be able to answer the question and the next 15 you have about it. Yet have them drive somewhere and then back without directions, and they’re common sense doesn’t kick in and they have no idea that if you turned left onto the street to get there, you must turn right to get back.

God did this even with the death of Christ. So many people thought that his death was pointless, and proved that he was not God. Yet he rose again, proving his divinity, proving that he was who he said he was, giving meaning to his death. The smart people wonder, “How could these crazies worship a ‘God’ who died? Even died on a cross! How stupid!” But God uses this “stupidity” to give us life, to make the strong and the wise stumble, so that the weak, and the foolish will be raised up, and God will be glorified.

Again we’re back to “getting crazy for God.” Making people think we’re nuts. Yet this is exactly what God wants. Us to seem foolish, weak, and crazy, so that he may be glorified, and we can point to him, and tell of how he gives us the strength and wisdom and sanity to do all the things we do.

So next time someone tries to act smarter than you, or stronger than you, wait and see how God tries to get their attention. Watch their wisdom and strength fail, then point them to God.

*Note: Do not ill wish those around you, but instead wish that God will reveal himself to them in any way, and that he will put them in a situation where they need to rely on him. Maybe he’ll use you to help them with this.

Side Note!

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