1 Corinthians: ¹⁸ The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God. ¹⁹ As the Scriptures say, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and discard the intelligence of the intelligent.” ²⁰ So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world’s brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish. ²¹ Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe. ²² It is foolish to the Jews, who ask for signs from heaven. And it is foolish to the Greeks, who seek human wisdom. ²³ So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it’s all nonsense.

 

this came to me as the 'verse of the day' one morning.. not the whole thing.. but v18... it caught my attention because it says 'we who are BEING saved'...

 

while I know the true attention of the scripture is about Christ's death being such a stumbling block to some and the road to salvation to others... it struck me that it didn't say we ARE saved.. it says we are being saved... like it is a daily process... it is happening as we go... that was really big for me.. because I keep thinking that messing up is such a horrible thing... but if is is me becoming saved.. then it is almost expected... even by me...

 

funny to me, funny strange I mean.. that the thing that saves so many of us.. will also be what is used to condemn so many others... thank God I believe!!