For the message of the Cross is foolishness to those who are perishing(dying spiritually), but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, ‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart’…but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. I Cor. 1:18,19,24,25
Paul, as the author of I Corinthians, knew well the influences of the Roman empire and in addition, Corinth was a Greek city. Immorality and idolatry were rampant and God’s people needed correction. Sound familiar? As you read this letter, so many of Corinth’s characteristics are in our culture. As God’s people, how set apart are we? What influences of this culture are running havoc with your life, your marriage, your family.
These verses speak to two powerful words: power and wisdom. Beloveds, we must rid ourselves of cultural thinking, and put on the Kingdom thinking. Look for the Kingdom every day. Ask God to fill you with His Holy Spirit power each and every day, and if you lack wisdom, if you cannot make good decisions for yourself and your family, ask God to give you wisdom that only He can give.
Lets pray: Revive us, O Lord. Show us the ways in which we have failed to live according to your Word. We ask Lord, for a fresh filling of your Holy Spirit and wisdom, not as the world gives, but only the wisdom that comes from You and The Word. In Jesus name, Amen.
Carleene Myer
Titus 2/ PWOC-I