Truths of God. (published on 3 Dec, on 12.27pm)
There are a million ways that satan can pull you away from God. It's not wise to get the answers for all the million ways. The best way, the only way, is to rely and stand by God's promises, and the truths of his word.
Satan's ways are unlimited, but the same patterns. First, is doubt (did this REALLY happen?, Did God REALLY exist?), Second, is by human intelligence (we cannot understand a lot of things God did, and made, until he tells us, and it gets obvious. God does things in such intellectuality that we cannot comprehend). Third, is your forgetfulness and negligence (he will twist truths of the bible and use it against you).
Forgetfulness and negligence is the key to the rest of the 2 "patterns". You can ask "why is there so much weak, poor, suffering?". Because everyone is sinful. The rich are proud, the strong are oblivious to others. The powerful are abusive. It is written in 1 corinthians:
"But God chose the foolish things of this world to put the wise to shame. He chose the weak things of this world to put the powerful to shame.
What the world thinks is worthless, useless, and nothing at all is what God has used to destroy what the world considers important. God did all this to keep anyone from bragging to him. "
1 Corinthians 1:27-29 (Contemporary English Version)
Secondly, human intelligence. We cannot understand some things God did. Like the crucifixion of Christ. The Jews at that time are saying...wth?! It seems really misleading and illogical. Of course, it looks fake. Imagine a man, standing on the hill, saying that he is the MESSIAH, and preaching about PEACE with the people, including the enemy, which is, at that time, the romans. You must think this guy is crazy. Furthermore, you heard that he had never sinned before. You will be like...wth?! But this is not the point. And now look at the sin of man. God planned the whole line of family since day one, before he created earth. He knew when you will be born, he planned it. But because man sinned, he had to send his son down. Because there is totally no way for man to go the God, because of his sins. Not by good works, by merit, can anyone reach God. God therefore scheduled for Christ to come down at 1AD. So we can be reunited with God.
Let's see. Man cannot reach God because of sins. And man is sinful. It's passed down. It cannot be cleaned. It again, seems illogical. It's like totally innocent, totally unfair. As in like, sometimes we don't know that we sinned! What is this?! But again, see this. God doesn't want us to remain like that. So he sent his son, Jesus, so he can die for our sins, to reunite us with God. For 2 illogical, no meaning things, to come together, forms a thing full of meaning. Of purpose. The Jews at that time are waiting for a Messiah, who they think will perform great signs and miracles, to destroy the romans, and establish a new Israel. But that isn't so. What came is the POP(Prince of Peace). He created peace so that we all can be saved. No one's to die. It's written:
"18For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate."
20Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. 22Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, 23but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 24but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength.
26Brothers, 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. 27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, 29so that no one may boast before him. 30It 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. 31Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."
1 Corinthians 1:18-31 (NIV)
What sense it makes! You meditate on this verses. It really made a lot of meaning. A lot of sense. Even the FOOLISHNESS OF GOD is more intelligence than the MOST OF INTELLIGENCE OF MAN. I know you know this, I know you have went past this verse many times before. But meditate on it. Think, if God's foolishness can surpass the most of intelligence of man, how many things can we not comprehend! Even the crucifixion of Christ! Thanks Ewen for telling us much more behind this verse. :)
Hold fast in the promises of God. The prophecies to pass. All that is to come. All that had happened to your neighbours, to you, to the Christians of the world, to the people, to the church, the revival. The miraculous signs and wonders. The things which happen, and non-believers would just say "It's logic","It's expected","Why shouldn't it happen?". The things that non-believers cannot understand, but we understand it as the full power of Christ. Think of the times that God is real to your friends. Think of the experiences of your friends, your pastors. Think of God working through prayers, and answering them, when you don't even know it, which is in most of the cases. And most of all, read the bible, the book of truth, the truths of God, and the reason on why he did them. You will know far more than you are before reading it. You can be a wise Christian. You may discover a lot of bible truths just by life experiences and reading a few verses. But for a person who does not have this gift of wisdom, yet reads the bible, he is more protected, a more experienced, a stronger christian.
