Father,

We seek your wisdom which the world despises, and you demonstrate with power to be the correct path of your creation. We will choose your ways Father because you have proven over and over again how right your ways are. Demonstrate to us daily your wisdom so we may give you glory and honor in our everyday lives. Amen

Key Word : Foolishness

24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

Those Jews and Greeks, who were by the preaching of the Gospel called, and have accordingly believed in Christ Jesus; they prove this doctrine to be divinely powerful, to enlightening. Their conversion of soul is a proof of God's infinite wisdom. God has such an effectual way to glorify both his justice and mercy, and save, to the uttermost, all that come to him through Christ Jesus. The "called", or "invited", kleetoi is a title of genuine Christians.

25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

The meaning of these strong statements are, that those things which God dictates, which seem to men foolishness, are infinitely beyond the highest degree of human wisdom; and those works of God, which appear to superficial observers weak and contemptible, surpass all efforts of human ingenuity. The means which God has appointed for the salvation of men are so wisely imagined and so energetically powerful, that all who properly use them shall be brought to heaven, which he has promised to them who believe and obey.

26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

Few Christian Corinthians were of distinguished rank and character. As the teachers were poor, so generally were the converts. Few of the wise, and mighty, and noble, embraced the doctrine of the cross. They were very different than the Bereans who studied the Scriptures daily.

The first Christians, both among Jews and Greeks, were weak, and foolish, and had very low ranks in society, and yet what glorious discoveries are there of divine wisdom in the whole scheme of the gospel, and in this particular circumstance of its success!

27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

To beat down the pride and vanity of men, God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise-men of little education to confound the most learned; the weak things of the world to confound the mighty men of higher prestige, to confound and prevail against all the power and authority of earthly kings. Base things which are despised…things which men have in the lowest esteem, or in the utmost contempt.

28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to naught things that are:

It is very likely that the apostle refers here to the Gentiles and to the Gentile converts, who were considered low class and despicable in the eyes of the Jews. Jews counted them no better than dogs. By these very people, converted to Christianity, God has demonstrated how false were all the Jewish pretensions; and by means of the Gentiles themselves, he has annihilated the whole Jewish superiority philosophy; so that even Jerusalem itself was soon after this, trodden under foot of the Gentiles.

29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.

That no flesh should glory in God’s presence, He does his mighty works in such a way that proves that though he may transcend the distance between heaven and earth to employ men as instruments, yet they still have no part either in the strategy or energy by which God does the works which are performed.

30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

But of him are ye in Christ Jesus Even the good which we possess is granted by God, for it is by and through him that Christ Jesus comes, and all the blessings of the Gospel.

Who of God is made unto us wisdom As being the author of that wisdom which far excels the wisdom of the philosopher and the scribe, and even that legal constitution, called the Law, which with so much confidence is placed into by the Jews.

And righteousness Dikaiosunee - Justification, as procuring for us that forgiveness of sins which the law could not give, Gal 2:21; 3:21.

And sanctification As Jesus procured for us and the Holy Spirit working in us, not only an external and relative holiness, as was that of the Jews, but hosioteeta aleetheias, true and eternal holiness.

And redemption He is the author of redemption, not from the Egyptian bondage, or Babylonian captivity, but from "the servitude of Satan, the dominion of sin and death, and from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the sons of God, or the redemption of the body," Rom 8:21,23..

The object of the apostle is to show that man of himself possesses no good, that whatever he has comes from God, and from God only through Christ.

31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

In Jer 9:23-24: "Thus saith the Lord, let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might; let not the rich man glory in his riches; but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord, which exercises loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth.