Daily Devotional 3-6-2022
1Co 1:19 CSB For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will set aside the intelligence of the intelligent. The fact that the gospel would be offensive to human wisdom was prophesied by Isaiah: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.” As he often did, Paul illustrated his point by an example of Israel who, following humanly wise counsel, formed an alliance with Egypt as a defense against Assyria, when in fact only the miraculous intervention of God was able to save them. How true it is that God delights to accomplish His purposes in ways that seem foolish to men. How often He uses methods that the wise of this world would ridicule, yet they achieve the desired results with wonderful accuracy and efficiency. For example, man’s wisdom assures him that he can…