Don’t Bury Your Spaghetti

Don’t Bury Your Spaghetti

Our scripture for today is 1 Corinthians 1:25

“The foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.”

We don’t usually think about the foolishness of God. This really is a phrase of comparison. Paul is saying that the wisest thing a man may ever say is not even comparable to God’s wisdom. In fact, man’s wisdom is silly compared to God’s wisdom. 

Let’s illustrate with a true story.

When I was a kid I had a dog that I named Pancho. I thought he was very smart. Well, he was… for a dog. 

In those days dogs were different. They lived outside, chased cars, and barked at night. Dog food was whatever we had left over from our meal. He ate anything, even spaghetti. Once I gave him a plate of it and he ate it. At least until he was full. When he got full, he did what dogs do: he saved it for later by burying it. I laughed at how dumb that was. You can’t bury spaghetti by covering it with dirt. He didn’t know it. Dumb dog!

Now, when I think back, I wonder if that is how we sometimes appear to God. We too bury our spaghetti. We do things that must look just as silly to God.

We spend time having fun until we don’t have time for important things. 
We chase comfort and ignore health.
We spend money on things and stuff and junk and then get our electricity turned off for nonpayment.
We honor worldly people but ignore spiritual people.
We give time for friends, but not for family.
We search the internet for information to help us make decisions but do not consult God’s Word.
We fail to plan and just live life as it comes.

Well, you get the idea. We sometimes bury our spaghetti.

Lonnie Davis