Monday's follow-up to Sunday's message: Wisdom

Christ is God's wisdom.

Think about that for a moment.  Christ.  Is.  God's.  Wisdom.

That means something.  It means that you can't be considered wise  in God's Kingdom unless you have Jesus Christ.  It means that all the wisdom that the world has to offer is zilch compared to the wisdom we have in Christ.

And it means that, very frequently, God's "wisdom" will look very strange to our human eyes:

For some reason, God in His wisdom condemned His own Son to die as payment for our sins.
For some reason, God in His wisdom considers your sin for Christ's righteousness as being a fair trade.
For some reason, God in His wisdom does things upside-down and inside-out of what we think would be the wisest course of action.

Philippians 3:10, "I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death."

But there it is:  Christ is God's wisdom.  Christ, who left behind the splendors of heaven to serve us.  Who set aside His glory and power and authority to put on a towel and wash the feet of those who should be groveling at his.  Who chose to die a rebel's death if it meant that we could have the inheritance of a true child.

Christ's "wisdom" doesn't look much like wisdom at all.  Not unless you have it.  Not unless you have Him.

Then His wisdom is revealed for the precious, priceless treasure it is.  Something to be desired and pursued.  Something to be loved and lived.  That's what I want: Christ's wisdom made real in me.  That's what I want for you.