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Before we get into today's devotional, I want to give a quick shout out to my friend's clothing company, Mack and Benj! The sweatshirt I am wearing in this video is apart of the SUMMER COLLECTION, which is on sale from May 29th-June 2nd. Check it out!
Now, let's dive into our devotional! I have been working through the New Testament the past few weeks, and as I was reading 1 Corinthians, 1:25 spoke to me.
"The foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength." 1 Corinthians 1:25
This is a very humbling verse.
When I first started Seminary, I thought I would be able to ask all the hard questions and get all the answers about God and how God works. However, I was very naïve, and I quickly learned that it is not the case. This verse says that the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, meaning that even when we think we might be on to something, we truly have no idea. There are so many times that I question "why did God do this or why did God do that?" or "it would have been better if it went the way that I had planned." This verse is humbling because it puts us in our place. Even if we think we know best, it doesn't come close to what God knows as best.
One thing that has stuck out to me during this global pandemic is that even when I think I know what could be best for me, my family or my close circle of friends, I am stopped in my tracks when I think about the world that is full of billions of people. I remember that the same God who is working in my life and making moves in my life is also the same God working in billions of other human lives. What I think is best for me, may not be what is best for the world.
There are multiple occasions in the Old Testament when God is represented at such a cosmic level. One that particularly sticks out is in the book of Job when God is speaking to Job in Chapter 38. One of the questions God presents is:
"Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation?" (38:4)
"Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water? Do you send the lightning bolts on their way?" (38:34)
"Have you ever given orders to the morning or shown dawn its place?" (38:12)
Wow.
After reflecting on these and the initial verse from 1 Cor. 1:25, I realize that even what I think is best is no match for what God knows is best.
So how can we apply this? Personally, this looks like taking a step back and recognizing that so many things are so much bigger than me. Taking a step back is to do because, in the United States, we generally are told that its okay to be selfish and to do what is best for you. But when you remove a filter that it is all about you, and put on a filter that points to God, perhaps you'll have a different outlook on different situations.
When you truly grasp that God is so much bigger than anything you are facing and that He is aware He will not abandon you, I hope you find peace. I hope that you can approach God in the way of awe and reverence. There are some questions that we have that we may never have answers too, and instead of being discouraged, as I used to be, it is during those moments when you can sit back and rely on your faith and trust in God.
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