Coming to nothing

However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, - 1 Corinthians 2.6-7

I have to say I really like Paul's focus and his explanation here. He continues his thought about how important the gospel is.

‘We speak wisdom’ he writes, ‘to the mature. We don’t speak about the wisdom of this age. We don’t speak of the rulers of this age. Those are all coming to nothing.’

Coming to nothing.

The wisdom of men and the rulers of men are coming to nothing.

I have to say that really challenges me. We have more chances to communicate with more people about more things than we have ever had before. The Internet, especially sites like Facebook and Twitter put us in touch with all kinds of people. While this can be a very bad thing, it can also be a very good thing for the work of the gospel.

But saying that, I find that far too much on my conversation, be it over a cuppa tea, chatting with a friend, or online deal with the stuff that is coming to nothing. The things that tend to dominate our thoughts and conversations are things that are all going to mean nothing one day. It doesn’t really matter what party is in power or what individual is on office. The rulers of this age are coming to nothing.

I need to be more concerned, not about all this stuff, but about speaking of the wisdom of God for that, and only that, is what results in our future glory.