"Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!"
Romans 11:33
THE WISDOM OF GOD
Read It: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Our God is all-wise. God's wisdom is His unique ability to so interrelate late His attributes that He accomplishes His predetermined purpose by the best means possible. That's a big definition, so let's break it down. God's wisdom is tied to His purpose. Paul makes this clear in Ephesians 1:8b-10, where he says that God's purpose is "the summing up of all things in Christ." Jesus Christ is the wisdom of God, just as we saw yesterday that He is the glory of God. Paul says that Christ "became to us wisdom from God" (1 Corinthians 1:30). God's wisdom is seen in the plan He devised for our salvation. None of us would have come up with the plan God did. In our "wisdom" we would have made it much more confusing, complex, and inequitable. We would have devised a "lay-away" plan or an "earn-your-way-to-heaven" scheme. But God in His wisdom came up with a salvation that is free to all and available to all by sending His Son to die for our sins. Yet the Cross looks foolish to adying world that is depending on its own wisdom.
That's why in 1 Corinthians 1, Paul throws some jabs at folk who think they are smart: "The foolishness of God is wiser than men" (v. 25). "God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise" (v. 27). Why? So that "no man should boast before God" (v. 29). You can see how God's attributes interact and interrelate here, because the reason He chooses what seems to be the foolish and the weak to accomplish His purpose is that He won't share His glory with anyone. So God doesn't look just for the wise and the powerful. But does He call anywise or powerful to Himself? Of course He does. A noblewoman once told the British preacher John Wesley that she was saved by an m. Wesley wanted to know what she meant. "God says not many noble can be saved. He did not say not any," she replied. Smart lady! Think About It Wouldn't it be great to tap into God's wisdom to help you live your life today?You can. Just ask Him for it (James 1:5).
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