Often God doesn’t do things the way I would do them. Perhaps you feel the same way? The Bible actually says that God’s thoughts and ways trump our thoughts and ways. This is why I love 1 Corinthians 1:10 where Paul says, “I appeal to you, brothers…” God is teaching us to appeal to one another when our preferences threatened to trump the unity with have in the gospel. The gospel must always be greater than our preferences.
Putting the gospel over our preferences means that we can agree to disagree about the non-essentials. Some may prefer to wear a suit and tie to church, while others prefer to wear a t-shirt and jeans. If we’re offended by what our brother or sister wears, we can appeal to them as long as we are willing to agree to disagree for the sake of the gospel. The same is true for matters like which days and times we meet, what songs we sing and how we collect our offerings.
In our “me, myself and I” world, this can make us look foolish to others. None of us wants to look foolish, yet this is the life to which we’ve been called. I’m willing to be a fool for the sake of the gospel, are you?
Join us this weekend as we continue our “Glued” series at Family Church. We’ll talk about being foolish in the world’s eyes, but rich in Godly wisdom. We’ll also tackle our temptation to take pride in accomplishments and status when our only real boast is in Jesus Christ.
The beauty of the Gospel is that we’re glued together with our brothers and sisters in Christ and we can look foolish together. The gospel is a call to true humility. Let’s choose to get glued with our fellow fools in Christ.