God's Ways Not Man's Ways
The Apostle Paul writing to the Corinthian Church said,
“Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.
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.
He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him.
It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.
Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1:26-31
Paul states,
“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 does not do things the way man would do them. Luke’s Gospel records,
“In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.
The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God.
You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus.
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.” Luke 1:26-33.
In choosing Mary to be the mother of Jesus, God chose a woman of humble estate. He did not choose to have his Son born to a king.
Think about it. It would have been easy for God to have his Son born to a ruler. People would have easily have followed him after all he would have had power and people tend to respect people in power. And even if they don’t respect them they fear them and thus tend to obey them.
God however didn’t want this. He wanted his followers to act in true faith.
In the Gospel of Luke and Matthew the writers lay down the story of a humble young girl who is chosen by God to be the mother of the Messiah the Saviour of mankind.
The Gospels go on even further asking the reader to believe that this Son of God died for our sins. That he rose again walked briefly on this earth before ascending to heaven where he rules and reigns.
To man’s way of thinking this is pure foolishness. Yet to be a Christian to be a follower of Christ the individual is asked to believe all of this. Not only that Jesus is recorded as saying,
“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6
John’s gospel also records Jesus as saying,
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son”. John 3:16-18.
The apostle Paul writes,
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8,9.
Paul notes it is not our good works that get us to heaven. We get to heaven through our faith in Christ and the grace of God.
God asks the individual to have faith in him. The writer of Hebrews stating,
In Jesus God is asking that you as an individual believe the words of the writer of Hebrews who said,
“The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.” Hebrews 1:3.
Do you believe this?
Please think about it.
The Apostle Paul writing to the Corinthian Church said,
“Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.
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.
He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him.
It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.
Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1:26-31
Paul states,
“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 does not do things the way man would do them. Luke’s Gospel records,
“In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.
The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God.
You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus.
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.” Luke 1:26-33.
In choosing Mary to be the mother of Jesus, God chose a woman of humble estate. He did not choose to have his Son born to a king.
Think about it. It would have been easy for God to have his Son born to a ruler. People would have easily have followed him after all he would have had power and people tend to respect people in power. And even if they don’t respect them they fear them and thus tend to obey them.
God however didn’t want this. He wanted his followers to act in true faith.
In the Gospel of Luke and Matthew the writers lay down the story of a humble young girl who is chosen by God to be the mother of the Messiah the Saviour of mankind.
The Gospels go on even further asking the reader to believe that this Son of God died for our sins. That he rose again walked briefly on this earth before ascending to heaven where he rules and reigns.
To man’s way of thinking this is pure foolishness. Yet to be a Christian to be a follower of Christ the individual is asked to believe all of this. Not only that Jesus is recorded as saying,
“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6
John’s gospel also records Jesus as saying,
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son”. John 3:16-18.
The apostle Paul writes,
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8,9.
Paul notes it is not our good works that get us to heaven. We get to heaven through our faith in Christ and the grace of God.
God asks the individual to have faith in him. The writer of Hebrews stating,
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for
and certain of what we do not see.”
Hebrews 11:1
“And without faith it is impossible to please God,
because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists
and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”
Hebrews 11:6
God in his wisdom knows that the strongest most reliable followers are those who have faith in someone. They are people who look at the facts and even though those facts at times may seem outrageous they still follow.In Jesus God is asking that you as an individual believe the words of the writer of Hebrews who said,
“The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.” Hebrews 1:3.
Do you believe this?
Please think about it.
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