Most people I know think that I'm crazy

This is the title of a great song by Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs (an Australian band from 1972). I don't know if Billy Thorpe was a Christian or not but the lyrics of his song reflect what it is to be a true Christian.

Most people I know think that I'm crazy and
I know at times I act a little hazy but
if thats my way
and you should know it then
in every way help me to show it.

oooooooo yeah, yeah, yeah

For most of my life I lived a delusion yes
material gain has caused me confusion but
slowly in time I learned that my place is to
tell all that I meet the glory that God is

oooooooo yeah, yeah

and thats why .... Most people I know think that I'm crazy etc.

This song reflects what the apostle Paul says in 2 Corinthians 5:13 "If we are out of our mind, it is for the sake of God." ie. Many people perceive (real) Christians as crazy as they urge all around them to turn back to God and take Jesus seriously. It's just not polite in this post modern world to be urging your beliefs onto other people (people say or think). But the apostle Paul doesn't care what other people think. All he cares about is pleasing God and urging people to be saved while there's still time. 

Click here to read the full text of what drives Paul on to be so counter cultural. What do you think about his reasons? And that's why .........

God's Secret Wisdom

Do you know God's secret wisdom? The Bible says you can't know it unless the Spirit of God reveals it to you (1 Corinthians 2). It doesn't matter how intelligent you are or how religious you are, you just can't work it out unless God's Spirit gives you understanding. The Apostle Paul says this in 1 Corinthians 2:14: The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

What is this secret wisdom? Paul tells us a few verses earlier in v2: "I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified." Jesus crucifixion is the secret wisdom of God which is at the core of the Christian message.

OK you've heard of the crucifixion of Christ .... but do you really know what it means? What its significance is for you personally? The first thing you'll need to do if you really want to find out is to pray to God and to ask Him for Spiritual understanding. You won't 'crack the code' of meaning unless God's Spirit allows you to.

And for Christians who want to tell God's gospel to others you will need to make sure that the message of the Cross is at the core of what you tell people. You should also be praying that God's Spirit makes the message of the Cross clear to the hearer.