Today in England, it’s April Fools’ Day. It’s a day for practical jokes and foolish pranks. Some newspapers, magazines, and other published media report fake stories, which are usually explained the next day or below the news section in small letters. Other countries still celebrate the day in other ways: in France, for example, the day is known as the ‘fish day’, with paper fish attached to the victim’s back without being noticed. Such fish feature prominently on many late 19th- to early 20th-century French April Fools’ Day postcards.
Such antics are usually harmless, if a little bewildering to the serious amongst us, but there’s nothing wrong with having fun and a sense of humour is an indispensable aid to sanity, in my opinion!
Paul reminds us that the world will never understand people of faith fully and tells us that ‘the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.’ (1 Cor 1:18) We have to be prepared to be called fools for Christ and to be ridiculed and misunderstood as we seek to follow God. We are people who are now operating on God’s principles and seeking to live according to His ways. Take time to read 1 Cor 1:18-31 today and let the foolishness of God shape your thinking and actions.