We are fools for Christ's sake

1 Corinthians 4:9-13, For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as men condemned to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are prudent in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are distinguished, but we are without honor. To this present hour we are both hungry and thirsty, and are poorly clothed, and are roughly treated, and are homeless; and we toil, working with our own hands; when we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure; when we are slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become as the scum of the world, the dregs of all things, even until now.

Some present the gospel of Jesus Christ as a solution to all of life's worries, problems and woes. Paul has a different view: to know Christ is to share in His sufferings and to be conformed to His death. His benefits go well beyond our short lives for all eternity. Do we really have a correct view of all that is happening in our lives?

We thank You that You are in control, even when our lives seem out of control.