Friday November 14th, 2026
« Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men »
18 The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God.
19 As the Scriptures say, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and discard the intelligence of the intelligent.”
20 So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world’s brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish.
21 Since God in His wisdom saw to it that the world would never know Him through human wisdom, He has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe.
22 It is foolish to the Jews, who ask for signs from heaven. And it is foolish to the Greeks, who seek human wisdom.
23 So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it’s all nonsense.
24 But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
25 This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God’s weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength.
26 Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you.
27 Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And He chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful.
28 God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important.
29 As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God.
30 God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made Him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; He made us pure and holy, and He freed us from sin.
31 Therefore, as the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about the Lord.”
- Our Lord Jesus Christ is the power and wisdom of God, 1 Corinthians 1:24.
He declared in Luke 4:18NKJV
« “The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; »
It then follows that anyone who embraces the gospel of Jesus Christ is wise.
- However, the word of God cannot be understood through logical reasoning.
For instance, Jesus preached that whoever will have his life must first lose it for His sake Mark 8:35.
He also declared that for us to find rest for our souls, we must take His yoke upon us.
How can yoke-carrying bring rest to the soul of the carrier ?
This is why many scientists and philosophers struggle to accept and believe the word of God.
For example, I was personally caught in this web in my early Christian walk concerning tithing. “How can 90% be enough when even the entire 100% was never enough for me?” I queried then. Thanks be to God that I know better now.
The good news is that Acts 10:38 testifies that Jesus Christ went about preaching,
and His preaching brought all forms of deliverance to those who listened and came to Him, Matthew 21:14.
Beloved, do you believe the Gospel ?
The Gospel is the good news of how Jesus came to this world to save all sinners 1 Timothy 1:15.
This is the wisdom of God hidden in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Come to Him today to receive His Wisdom and your life will not remain the same.
What are your needs ?
He has promised that if you seek His kingdom and righteousness first, He will add all these things you need to you, Matthew 6:33.
Accept God’s wisdom, take Him at His word, and He will never let you down.
Prayer focus – Thank God for giving you access to His wisdom.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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