Thoughts for another day

Jan. 21, 2008

Today's verse: 1 Cor. 2:5. That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

I’ve noticed one thing when I counsel people. If I tell them to wait upon God and depend on Him solely, they aren’t too happy. On the other hand if I tell them to contact a human being who might be able to help, they are so happy and I am suffused with ‘thank you’. Why? Quite difficult to answer particularly because, the very same people in the past were even dramatically helped by God. What makes these and others believe in the power of men rather than God’s power. Is God smaller than man? Is He not working today, or does God only work for some and not for others?

When I see the weakness of Jesus, particularly Christ on the cross, I behold God’s power. What seemed weakness and stupidity, was in fact God’s greatest miracle. The chief priests and the scribes reviled Jesus saying, ‘He saved others, He cannot save Himself!’ Oh well, if God were to have it their way, He who parted the Red Sea could have created a sea right where they stood and drowned them there itself. But God didn’t do that; rather, He served death on the cross to His Son… And in that, He saved man, who otherwise was doomed to die.

This is power: the working of the improbable in a situation that screams defeat. Even in your own life, God will demonstrate that when you cling to Him, what seems impossible can be made possible. It isn’t the raising of the dead, which is a great miracle. Rather, the coarse heart of man changed into a heart of flesh, is. Consider this my friend, with God is peace and satisfaction. No one in the world can give us peace, rather people will point out difficulties all round, well they say, you should be aware of the pitfalls! But God in the midst of difficulties will give peace. When everything is arrayed against us, God arrays Himself against everything, shielding us. Every morning our Maker casts a benevolent look on us assuring us of His love and protection, but what do we do? We turn our faces away and look toward man for help. Paul exhorts us today to step out of the foolishness of our mind and put faith in the power of God rather than the wisdom of man. In that only will we behold great things, in it only will we meet God.