Godly Wisdom 11

“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” 1 Cor 1:18

To most people, the cross doesn’t make sense. A Saviour who dies on a cross looks weak, defeated, and even foolish. That’s how the world sees it. But for those who trust God, the cross is exactly where His power shows up. It’s where sin is broken, death is defeated, and life begins in a way nothing else could make possible. What seems like failure is actually the place where God does His best work.

Godly wisdom often moves in the opposite direction of human wisdom. The scripture points to the cross of Christ as the height of God’s wisdom, even though many see it as foolishness. Please let see the context:

“ For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; I will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.” Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.” 1 Cor 1:19–25

The world celebrates power, self-preservation and competing success, yet God reveals His strength through surrender, sacrifice and a love that reaches towards the very people who stand against Him. Hebrews 2:14–15 says that,

“Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.”

Christ’s resurrection proves that death no longer has the final word.

“We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him.” Romans 6:9 So in His death, Christ defeated death—not just for Himself, but for all who trust in Him. The cross is not just a symbol of suffering; it is the doorway to eternal life, the ultimate demonstration that God’s wisdom and power work in ways the world cannot imagine. I know, a crucified Messiah unsettles human logic, but through death Christ defeated him who had the power of death and gain us victory.

The letter to the Colossians makes this powerful declaration about Christ’s victory over death and the grave. It says:

“When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.” Colossians 2:13–15

Through the cross and resurrection, death has lost its power, its finality, and its ability to condemn. The “sting” of death: sin, fear, separation from God has been removed because Christ has risen. What once held humanity in fear now holds no sway over those who are in Him. In His victory, we are freed to live boldly, hope fully, and walk in the new life He has secured for us.

“Jesus thank You for the Cross, For the blood that sets us free, The crimson stain of all our sin. Washed away in Your mercy.” Brenton Brown

Kay Alli