Good morning and welcome in. Today we are going to take a look at a passage of scripture from 1st Corinthians chapter 1.
1 Corinthians 1:26-29 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence.
Seeking after the things of God certainly appears to be unwise in the eyes of the world because of their state of unbelief. They don’t comprehend why someone would devote so much time and attention to Spiritual things, rather than excelling in the things of this world. It completely confounds them. Confound means to cause surprise or confusion, especially by acting against someone’s expectations.
1 Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
There are numerous places that wouldn’t even grant you an interview for a job without some kind of college degree but one must remember that God didn’t choose His apostles based on their perception of worldly knowledge or educational achievements. Like an empty bottle of wine, He chose men who He could fill up, pouring His knowledge of God’s kingdom inside their receptive hearts.
Matthew 4:18-22 – And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
Matthew 9:9 – And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
God’s desire is for all men to be saved. He wants all men to come to a place of genuine repentance and faith, but the quest for earthly knowledge can stand in the way of that Spiritual progress. It’s a carnal desire, a process of education that is not led by faith, because of which it is ultimately doomed to fail. Wisdom is a great treasure to possess, if it is based in Christ and His eternal Word.
1 Corinthians 3:18-20 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
The disciples were not book learned gentlemen who had been educated at a college, they were simple men who chose to learn God’s wisdom by saying yes to Christ.
Acts 4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
There are numerous scriptures that teach us to be filled with the wisdom from God but before we can obtain it, we first need to become fools and to recognize the fact that all of our greater earthly education is truly meaningless in regards to the saving if the soul. In order to obtain true wisdom, one must take a step towards faith in Christ, because it is the power of God.
1 Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
Remember that the world in its wisdom crucified the Son of God. Someone who is foolish appears to lack good sense or judgement. In order to become truly wise one must first become a fool, accepting the short lived foolishness of worldly knowledge and understanding that wisdom that comes from God is something you will never lose.
1 Corinthians 1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
The quest to obtain more worldly knowledge is foolishness in the eyes of God because all of the knowledge that one could ever attain in this world will eventually be forgotten, fade away and never to be remembered. It will become meaningless, like so many classes that I took when I in high school that served absolutely no purpose later on in life. The one knowledge that will remain is the wisdom from God that will not be taken away because it liveth and abideth forever. We must seek and faithfully ask for it.
James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
The Apostle Paul was not a very good speaker, as he bears witness to this fact himself, but being a good speaker by itself does not mean that you possess knowledge. Numerous public entities have used professional speech writers for years to exalt themselves in the eyes of the public but they themselves really don’t understand or even believe in the things that they read from the lectern. The apostles were chosen by Christ the Lord, common everyday men that He could pour the things of God’s kingdom into and who could reach others like themselves. The wisdom of this world is truly foolish with God.
2 Corinthians 11:6 But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.
In the eyes of Jews, the gentiles were foolish who provoked them because of their faith in Jesus as their Savior. The same Jews whom Jesus died for, giving Himself as a propitiation for their sin, killed their own prophets and Apostles that God sent specifically for them. In the Old Testament, this event was prophesied by Moses whom they claimed to follow.
Romans 10:19 But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.
All the Earthly knowledge that you could ever possess while here upon the earth is nothing in comparison to a thimbleful full of the wisdom of God. It is a great treasure that can only be obtained through faith. Earthly knowledge can become a stumblingblock to a God seeking heart.
1 Corinthians 1:20 – Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
The heart that seeks Gods wisdom is truly seeking….
….Higher Education.
Let’s think about these things for today and Lord willing we can talk some more tomorrow. Till then, bye-bye everybody. ❤️
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