The Foolishness of God.

What a statement, to even write it makes every fiber of my being tremble... How could we even dare to think it, let alone write it?
God and foolishness are opposite extremes... to say the least! The only reason I even mention it is because the apostle Paul reveals this mystery to us in the letter to the Corinthians.

1Corinthians 1:25 "Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men:and the weakness of God is stronger than men."
Webster Dic says:
"Foolishness- marked by or proceeding folly, Absurd, Ridiculous ..."

Folly, Absurd, Ridiculous? hmmmm... the Greek is even more befuddling....

Dull or stupid, heedless, blockhead... BLOCKHEAD!!!!!!

Boy, to call GOD a Blockhead, that about makes the orthodoxy on the back of my neck stand up....
Alright, what does it mean for God is wisdom?

Paul means that God uses foolish things, that require obedience to bring down lofty thoughts of carnal reasoning. God told the people to walk around a city, not even allowing "small talk" and instead of building siege engines, ladders, starting fires, and attacking. He says "blow trumpets and shout", it may seem stupid and block headed to a carnal man, but God gave the victory to those men of faith. God uses the new jaw bone of a donkey to slay 1000 Philistine warriors who ever heard of that? Wow, if God can use that "Jaw Bone" what could he do with one which gets the donkey out of it???
The Prophet Elisha tells Naaman go wash in muddy Jordan and be clean, come on I can imagine Naaman saying "I know where there are deeper and cleaner waters." God used a shepherd boy when all the battle hardened warriors of Israel were overcome with natural reasoning to reveal "it is not by power, nor by might, but by my Spirit saith the Lord of hosts." Obedience, Obedience, Obedience, obedient to the Spirit's call, obedient hearts, obedient ears, obedient wills....
Ohhh God, help me not to be overcome by my wisdom, when your Spirit has told me something that seems absolutely irrational to me. God, I have these bills due, you know I can't afford to give that?

What God needs is a people who will operate with his will and Spirit, and be willing to do the foolish or something that seems foolish to men's logic, so that God receives the glory.
It is small things that seem mundane, and ordinary, placed in the hand of God with perception of the will of God which bring forth a great mystery of salvation to those who believe...