The Wisdom of Fools

 “Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become “fools” so that you may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight.” - 1 Corinthians 3:18-19  

          True wisdom comes from God. Those who don’t know God believe wisdom can be obtained through things like schooling, research and/or the reading the writings of world-renowned scholars. In reality, the problem is that it’s nothing more than flawed creatures reading the writings of other flawed creatures. The supposed great minds of this world have largely declared that God doesn’t exist. They deduce that since there is no actual proof of His existence He must not exist. In fact, they scoff at those who do believe in God as weak individuals in need of a crutch. These weaklings are incapable of the wisdom attained by these self-proclaimed giants of intelligence, so they must grasp for whatever they can get a hold of to prop themselves up. If it happens to be some ‘imaginary’ spirit being, so be it. The worldly-wise toss aside the Bible as just another book containing nothing more than interesting stories for the feeble minded. 

          It’s sad to me that so many people are incapable of even considering the existence of someone greater than themselves. It will be sad for them when this unseen deity which they have shunned shall require that they kneel before Him and proclaim Him Lord. They really don’t stand a chance, for they have had their minds clouded over by the enemy of our soul. They are the ones who are incapable of discerning true wisdom. God looks upon those of His creation who deem themselves wise as ‘fools’. Man’s greatest achievements are nothing compared to that which God has done and will do. They pale in comparison; in fact, there truly is no comparison at all. All those who require proof in the existence of God may never understand or see the true value of a faith-based belief system; for all the money this world has to offer cannot buy what God provides. Wisdom does not provide lasting peace. It doesn’t provide lasting comfort. Neither does it provide lasting hope. More importantly, it doesn’t provide forgiveness. 

          Christ came to earth to rescue fallen man. God’s plan was to provide a blood sacrifice, which is what He requires to pay for sin. Christ died for the weak and the wise. It’s not until a man realizes that all worldly wisdom is flawed and that he is nothing in the shadow of Almighty God can he gain true wisdom and be redeemed. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!

Richard Keller

Bread of Life Ministries