April 7, 2020 –Holy Tuesday Devotion by Rev. Jessica Johnson
God’s Wisdom
Lectionary Readings for Holy Tuesday 2020
Devotion – 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
“For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” This is 1 Corinthians 1:18 ESV. How many times have you seen people question the power of prayer? Or how many times have people said why on earth would a ‘god’ allow Himself to be crucified on a cross? According to the world’s wisdom, praying about something or believing that someone like Christ would allow themselves to be executed like that does not make a lot of sense. For them, it just does not appear logical at all. But they are seeing these things with the eyes of the world, not the eyes of God.
However, to those of us that have been called by God, it makes perfect sense. Prayer is powerful. Prayer allows you go grow closer to God, and in that relationship, you can develop your understanding of how God sees things. I encourage you to spend time reading the Bible and praying, learning God’s wisdom. His wisdom far outweighs the wisdom of any man.
Also, God’s justice had to be satisfied, because He is a just God. But God is also a compassionate, merciful God, who offers us grace. Christ met the demand of payment required by true justice, but Christ paid that price in our place. Jesus died on the cross, so that we didn’t have to. Through Christ, God is offering us the grace of a second chance.
Closing
I pray that your eyes are open to the wisdom and heart of God. May God grant you the eyes to see the opportunity of a second chance in front of you, and may you have the wisdom to take it. May your hearts open in genuine prayer to God, so that you may grow in your relationship with and understanding of Him. Amen.
God’s Wisdom
Lectionary Readings for Holy Tuesday 2020
- Isaiah 49:1-7
- Psalm 71:1-14
- 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
- John 12:20-36
Devotion – 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
“For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” This is 1 Corinthians 1:18 ESV. How many times have you seen people question the power of prayer? Or how many times have people said why on earth would a ‘god’ allow Himself to be crucified on a cross? According to the world’s wisdom, praying about something or believing that someone like Christ would allow themselves to be executed like that does not make a lot of sense. For them, it just does not appear logical at all. But they are seeing these things with the eyes of the world, not the eyes of God.
However, to those of us that have been called by God, it makes perfect sense. Prayer is powerful. Prayer allows you go grow closer to God, and in that relationship, you can develop your understanding of how God sees things. I encourage you to spend time reading the Bible and praying, learning God’s wisdom. His wisdom far outweighs the wisdom of any man.
Also, God’s justice had to be satisfied, because He is a just God. But God is also a compassionate, merciful God, who offers us grace. Christ met the demand of payment required by true justice, but Christ paid that price in our place. Jesus died on the cross, so that we didn’t have to. Through Christ, God is offering us the grace of a second chance.
Closing
I pray that your eyes are open to the wisdom and heart of God. May God grant you the eyes to see the opportunity of a second chance in front of you, and may you have the wisdom to take it. May your hearts open in genuine prayer to God, so that you may grow in your relationship with and understanding of Him. Amen.
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