Fool for Christ

"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."  1 Corinthians 1:18 (NIV)

Would you be willing to be a fool for Christ? Vance Havner said, "If the preaching of the cross is foolishness to the world--those who preach foolishness will be considered fools for doing so." Elijah must have looked like the world's biggest fool as he poured water all over the altar he had so carefully rebuilt. There, in front of a great multitude, he bet everything on God. How many of us want to help God so that He (and we) won't look foolish if He fails to light the fire? Where is our faith? Most of us do not really expect to see God do miracles--we have such low expectations. God came through because Elijah took his hands off and let God be God. Today we survey, get feedback and calculate the risk before we do anything--and that is the problem. It's us doing it--not God.