I Corinthians 1:27
"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;"
Do you get that? In other words, when Paul came to Mars Hill he was just a weak vessel in the eyes of those philosophers. He was a babbler, yet Paul shook them up, and Paul is remembered to this very day. When you get over there, they don't refer to those philosophers, but rather Paul. And so God was the winner once again. Now verse 28, and we're continuing on with that same thought. God uses for His glory the base things of the world, and things which are even despised, and ridiculed.
I Corinthians 1:28
"And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:"
Now I think the average reader just reads that without getting the impact of it. What does Paul mean when he says that God will use the things that are not, to confound the things that are? Well it's that same line of thought. The very things that the world isn't even aware of, and they're nothing so far as the world is concerned, they're nothing in the eyes of the successful world, but yet those are the very things that God uses then to confound the high and the mighty. That's just His way of doing it. Now verse 29 is the reason for all which seems contrary to life's logic. Why shouldn't God use someone who has all the talent in the world? Why shouldn't God use someone who has a tremendous IQ? Why shouldn't God use someone who has a whole background of wealth? Why didn't God use Moses when he was second in command in Egypt? Well this verse 29 gives it all.
I Corinthians 1:29
"That no flesh should glory in his presence."
No human being will ever glory or brag in God's sight, because God won't have it. So consequently, he will not use people with seemingly all the right credentials. Because then when they're successful, what would they be prone to do? "Oh look what I did."
