1 Corinthians 1:27–29: But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence.
It is implied in this form of expression, which is repeated for the sake of emphasis, that as, on the one hand, the wise and the great were not chosen on account of their wisdom or greatness, so, on the other, the foolish and the weak were not chosen on account of their lack of wisdom or greatness. God chose whoever he pleased. He chose the ignorant to shame the wise, and the weak to shame the strong. That is, so that he might put them to shame by convincing them of the little value of the things on which they prided themselves and by exalting over them those whom they despised. 1
Application
- Read Job 38:4-7
- Why is it not wise to question God’s choices?
Thought to Share
Wisdom: be for the things that God is for. – TWEET IT
Prayer
Lord, I gave you many reasons not to love me, but you chose to keep loving me.
1. Hodge, C. (1995). 1 Corinthians. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books.
