However, there is another kind of fool. A fool that God delights in. A fool that I want to be.
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. 1 Cor. 3:18
Here are the options: we can be wise by the wisdom of this age, or we can become a fool in the eyes of the world because we boast in the cross of Christ. Yes a Christian who displays genuine love, kindness, generosity, and self-control will be looked upon by the world as a wise person of good morals, but when our lives are truly built around the Gospel the world doesn't get it.
Just think about what we do on Sunday mornings. We sing songs to a God who we cannot see. We joyfully give away our hard earned money never to see it again. We read and listen to the words of an ancient book written thousands of years ago. And to top it all off, we claim that we are not in control of our own life and the most important thing in the world is our relationship with Jesus, a man who lived 2000 years ago that we have never physically met. Wow! These Christians sure look foolish!
As I think about it I realize that I want to be a big fool in the eyes of the world. I don't want to be a man who claims that the blood of Christ has changed my life but yet I'm still conformed to the world. I want people to see me as a fool because my decisions, choices, values, and actions are not governed by me but governed by the good news that my sins are forgiven and I belong to Jesus, my Father who knows what's good for me better than I do.
Lord, let me not seek the applause of men but live solely for Your ovation. Teach me to be a fool in the eyes of the world so that I might become wise in Your eyes.
And when the world says, "You are a fool for basing your entire life around the life, death, and resurrection of Christ," I respond with a simple "thank you!"
To end this post I will leave you with a quote from some great Theologians:
"What will people think when they hear that I'm a Jesus freak
What will people do when they find out it's true
I don't really care if they label me a Jesus freak
There ain't no disguising the truth"
2 comments:
Great post, it is cool to be foolish.
peace,
Stephanie
I wonder what radical difference it would make at Rockway if 50% of the members cared more about what God thinks than what their friends or the world thinks? Maybe 25% or even 5%? I believe that if we (the members of Rockway or all professing believers in Jesus Christ) would wholeheartedly surrendered our lives to Christ's agenda for us regardless of what the world thinks, we would see a mighty moving of the Holy Spirit in our church and community resulting in revival and a spiritual awakening similar to the those recorded in the Book of Acts.
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