02-04-2014
1 Corinthians 1: 25 -- "For God’s foolishness is
wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength."
When many in this world experience
betrayal, wisdom dictates that they should shut out the betrayer. We show how strong we are by proving that we
can live without them! As children who
have sinned against God, our own definition of wisdom dictates that we should
be cast out of existence with all of God’s strength. Aren’t we blessed that Jesus, who doesn’t
need us to begin with, is “foolish” enough to love us; and is “weak” enough
that He doesn’t want to live without us, even though He surely can.
Just to be clear… forgiving and loving
someone who seeks to harm you is not the same as continuing to be a party to
their abuse. Only that once you are free
of their physical or emotional torment, you find the strength to let go of the
hatred and anger that are nothing but poison to your own soul, and find freedom
to live without the burden that those chains impose.
When someone harms you, it may seem pretty
foolish to forgive them… absurd to try to trust them again… and “clinically”
insane to love them anyway. I pray that
you are able to find wisdom in the “foolishness” of the Christ, and that you
find strength in His “weakness”. It
turns out they’re both tied to the same thing… loving.
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