Monday, July 27, 2015

THE FOOLISHNESS OF THE CROSS

" For 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."

1 Corinthians 1:18

 

I came across a post a few weeks ago where the poster asked (who in particular, really?) to justify why a woman should submit to HER OWN HUSBAND and assume she (the poster) was an atheist. I can't tell what the responses she got were, as I didn't have a lot of time to check. I know, however, that she was looking for an earthly explanation for a divine instruction.

There is no rule book that tells me (outside of the Bible) that when there is a divergence of opinions, I should defer to my supervisor/boss' opinion, for as long as I don't cross ethical boundaries. I have learnt BY EXPERIENCE that this singular decision has helped my career, perhaps more than any other decision. If you plan to have a godly marriage, Madam, you are expected to submit to your husband. Otherwise, you're allowing little foxes in. If the vine is spoilt, I pray you're bold enough to remind yourself that YOU contributed to the rot...

Anyway, the point of this post is that God's instruction don't ALWAYS have to make sense to the mind. Sometimes, you have to just trust Him even when what's He is asking you to do makes no sense.

 

"I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread."

Psalm 37:25

 

Eventually, it all comes together and when you look back, THEN it makes sense. The message of the Cross cannot be comprehended with the human mind...

 

Have a blessed and productive day.

 

PS: Nothing in this post justifies eating snakes or drinking petrol because "God said so". There is nothing in the scriptures to justify many of the weird things that spiritists claim that "God" asked them to tell their congregation to do. #BeGuided.

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