Good day people of God!
In keeping with yesterday's context, yet another of my favorite scriptures explains why God, in His infinite wisdom, sometimes flips the spiritual script.
When the religious nose is too high in the air, as was the case with the Pharisees, God can't get the glory. Everything they did was so that man would see them, and pat them on the back; even getting rid of that man who claimed to be the Son of God. It's almost as if they had to be tricked into doing the right thing, however wrong the reason.
God already knew that the Pharisees had a "crab mentality" when it came to acknowledging greatness in their midst; in that they could not stand to see another more highly honored than themselves. Certainly had they known that crucifixion would exalt Jesus in any way, they would not have done it. Not only was Jesus promoted; man, by accepting the gift, is redeemed. That's the inexplicable wisdom of God.
When the religious nose is too high in the air, as was the case with the Pharisees, God can't get the glory. Everything they did was so that man would see them, and pat them on the back; even getting rid of that man who claimed to be the Son of God. It's almost as if they had to be tricked into doing the right thing, however wrong the reason.
God already knew that the Pharisees had a "crab mentality" when it came to acknowledging greatness in their midst; in that they could not stand to see another more highly honored than themselves. Certainly had they known that crucifixion would exalt Jesus in any way, they would not have done it. Not only was Jesus promoted; man, by accepting the gift, is redeemed. That's the inexplicable wisdom of God.
1 Corinthians 2:8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
Show some Godly FAVORITISM; bless someone's day with one of your favorite scriptures today.
