1 Corinthians 1:22-24 reads: "The Jews ask for miracles, and the Greeks want wisdom. But we preach a crucified Christ...Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God to those people God has called - Jews and Greeks."
So basically, applying those verses to our world today, Christ is power and Christ is wisdom...yet people still go after miracles and wisdom rather than going after Christ. If we do that, we're more likely to find wisdom of the world than the wisdom of God. We're more likely to end up at churches where visions and dreams and tongues and prophecy and healing are more of an emphasis than the Gospel of Jesus Christ is. These verses really challenged me. What wisdom do I seek after? We're told in the scriptures that if we ask for God's kind of wisdom, we'll get it - how flippin' class is that?! In my wee bible study book, it asked a question that really made me think: "In what situations have you sought God's guidance rather than relying on your own intellect and ability? Explain the circumstances and the outcome." If I really did have God's kind of wisdom, I'd rely totally on Him to make my decisions. Thing is, I don't. And if I truly want to surrender to Christ and be just like Him, then I need to start listening to what God has to say rather than what my own brain has to say. What about the way others see me? Am I really preaching a crucified Christ with my life or am I just living a 'good life' according to the world's standards?
Just something to think about..
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