Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. If God had wanted to save people, he could have done it through overwhelming power. A visible miracle in every person's life. Evidence so clear no one could deny it. Instead, he chose apparent foolishness. A baby born in a stable. A man executed as a criminal. A message that sounds insane to the educated.
I'm a new believer from a very wealthy background. I was taught that success proves God's favor. More money, more power, more visibility equals more blessing. The gospel teaches the opposite. Jesus is most visible on the cross, most vulnerable, most powerless. If I'm following Jesus, that might require loss, not accumulation. That might require obscurity, not prominence.
This terrifies me. I've built my identity on visible success. But I'm watching believers with less resources than me show more joy, more peace, more genuine power. They've accepted a foolish gospel. They've taken the weakness seriously. And they're stronger than anyone I know. I'm realizing that the worldly wisdom I've accumulated might be the very thing keeping me from God's actually superior system.
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