1 Corinthians 2:9
“What no eye has seen,
what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind has conceived”—
the things God has prepared for those who love him—
Paul claims in 1 Corinthians that he is presenting wisdom that is different from the wisdom that the world respects or that governments argue for. There is a wisdom that comes from God and which only God can give. Paul claims he is preaching a whole different type of wisdom that can only be given by the Holy Spirit. We might say it is counter-intuitive but works.
What Paul makes me think of is the political banter going on now and all the name calling as each candidate thinks they know the way forward for our country. Those speeches are very different from the sermons on Sunday that call us to live each day loving God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength and our neighbor as ourselves. Forgiveness is preached and given but forgiveness is hard to live when we are really hurt. Turning our other cheek is not the way of politics.
So where do we look for wisdom? Paul in verse 8 says “8 None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.” Wisdom does not end in hatred, murder, and protecting our tails as Pilot did when he washed his hands of Jesus to please the Jews. Wisdom trusts that God has our backs and works for the good of all people concerned. Lord, as we face our trials today, let us turn to you for help and help us trust your ways.
On the Way to Wonder 