Fools to the World - Wise to God in Christ

"We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised." (1 Corinthians 4: 10)

No matter what the world may think of us, we must remember what God our Father thinks of us:

"To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved." (Ephesians 1: 6)

Now, if we are fools, it is because the wisdom of the world is foolish:

"For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness." (1 Corinthians 3: 19)

Jesus praises us for being simple, as the world defines simple:

"At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes." (Matthew 11: 25)

The world cannot understand the wisdom of God, either, because they are carnal, living in their flesh rather than walking by faith:

"But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." (1 Corinthians 2: 14)

Now, the wisest man on earth before Jesus was Solomon, and his request was wisdom, a hearing heart:

"Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?" (1 Kings 3: 9)

It's all about Wisdom, which is found in Christ, not in the world, and certainly not in ourselves:

" James VersionBut of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:" (1 Corinthians 1: 30)

Notice that the first thing Christ is made to us is wisdom, for then we see our need for righteousness, which He supplies in full measure, and He then sanctifies us and demonstrates our redemption in Himself.

While the world rejects the Wisdom which is Christ Jesus, let us remember the following:

"These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." (John 16: 33)

and

"Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world." (1 John 4: 4)

and then

"Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world." (1 John 4: 17)