The Noontimes

1 Corinthians 1:26-31: Consider the Call

Sunday, February 5, 2017

We know that we are called by God to build the kingdom with deeds that come from an open heart.

Now remember what you were, my friends, when God called you. (GNT)

We are called to be the foolish who show the way to the world’s wise.

Consider your own call, brothers and sisters: not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. (NRSV)

We are called to be the weak who shame the strong.

Just look at yourselves, brothers — look at those whom God has called! Not many of you are wise by the world’s standards, not many wield power or boast noble birth. (CJB)

We are called to count for nothing to call those who count for something in this world.

Take a good look, friends, at who you were when you got called into this life. I don’t see many of “the brightest and the best” among you, not many influential, not many from high-society families. (MSG)

We are called to be the lowly to call the powerful.

We are called to boast in God’s call to the inverted kingdom that Jesus comes to establish. Today we give thanks for this call.