03-07-10 MI DAILY DEVOTION (I Corinthians 3:18)
FOOLS FOR CHRIST’S SAKE
18- “Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.”
According to Webster Dictionary –“Fool” means “One destitute of knowledge; A simpleton; A silly person; A buffoon; To play the look; To triple; To make a fool of; To deceive.”
A phrase from Our Daily Bread which says: “Ti’s good to smile, to laugh and play, for joy-filled hearts drive clouds away, but foolish ways and thoughtless fun can lead to sin and hide the son.”
Sometimes foolishness can lead to sin and pain to others. We can be fools for nothing or be fools for the Lord Jesus Christ. Or we can be fools for Satan or be a fool for God. Be a fool for the Word of God or be a fool for the sin of the world and its pleasures. We can be a fool in the sight of God or be a fool in the sight of man.
If you please the world people will say something negative or will criticize you anyways, as well as when you please your Lord and Master.
WE ARE FOOL FOR CHRIST’S SAKE, BECAUSE WE BELIEVE ON THE GOSPEL FOR OUR SALVATION. (I Corinthians 15:1-5; 1:21; Ephesians 2:8-9)
1- “Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2- By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3- For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4- And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 5- And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:”
8- “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9- Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
