Man and his best laid plans

^{As we are studying Acts and this week we saw how Paul took the message of salvation to the Corinthians. The Corinthians were like an ancient version of Las Vegas, but worse! The city was vile and perverse and the hearts of men were far from God. Into such a world, Paul courageously spoke the truth of the Gospel and it did not return void. A vibrant church sprang up and lives were changed.}

^{Not much has changed in the world in 2000 years in the dark hearts of men. I am continually reminded of how foolish men are today, as many scurry around trying to gain power, wealth, pleasure and to fathom the mysteries of life.}

^{In all these vain pursuits, men tout their great wisdom. Men in all their high ideals have not managed change anything in the world... to cure all disease, end poverty, end hunger, end exploitation of the weakest among us, end strife and war, preserve the family...and on and on and on the list of FAILURES drags on. Man and his high thinking gains nothing in the end.}

^{To watch men scheme and plan....it's as though watching two men standing on the deck of the sinking Titanic were considering the best arrangement of the deck furniture to best suit their needs for their midnight poker game.}

^{The apostle Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 NKJV a message for us to remember...the message of cross is the ONLY hope for men, women, boys and girls. The world, more than ever, needs to know the GOOD NEWS.}

¹⁸ 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,
And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”
²⁰ Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? ²¹ For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. ²² For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; ²³ but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, ²⁴ but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. ²⁵ Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.