April 5, 2012 Sounds Foolish

Sounds Foolish

Mark 9:9-10 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. 10 They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what “rising from the dead” meant.

WHAT IF you went to a church, and the pastor told you that he must die to do God’s will? And then he would rise from the dead on the 3rd day after his death. What would you say?
You’d probably be as the disciples were—confused! “What does Jesus mean about ‘rising from the dead—coming out of the grave? Certainly not! No one’s ever done that. Maybe he means he’ll leave and come back on the 3rd day. Or maybe he’s going to go into seclusion for 3 days, and it will seem to be death. Jesus isn’t making any sense.’”
No, Jesus’ language of dying and rising again made absolutely no sense to the disciples. And the truth is, the Apostle Paul writes that it is even foolishness to the unbeliever:
(1 Corinthians 1:18-19) 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. 19 For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate."
Do you see how it is some will not believe? They will consider Jesus’ words and the testimony of the Apostles to Christ’s resurrection as foolishness.
So please, don’t be ashamed to tell the “foolish” story. Some will believe. Some won’t. Let God decide who does and doesn’t. After all, it’s God’s story.


Pause and consider the unbelievable wonder of God’s grace to save you—and rejoice!