“God in his wisdom saw to it that the world
would never know him through human wisdom…”
(1 Corinthians 1:21a, NLT)

This is the passage my devotions started with yesterday. We don’t get to know God through our wisdom. It doesn’t work that way…it’s not God’s plan. In fact, God ensures that we don’t get to know Him that way.

But why?

Because if He allowed us to get to know Him based on our own wisdom and knowledge, we would take the credit. Of course we would…that’s what we do. We don’t get to really pursue God—it’s the other way around. God pursues us.

Again…why?

God pursues us so that we will know that He loves us. There is no doubt. No question. God loves us. Period. He loves us so much that He wants to be sure that we don’t get in our own way and take the credit for His love (I’ve done this). He loves us so much that…

“…he gave his one and only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him
will not perish but have eternal life.”
(John 3:16, NLT)

Now, why would I want to go and mess that up?