The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
-1 Corinthians 2:14

Certainly, gratitude and thanksgiving are crucial postures for us to maintain in our lives as believers. The Biblical evidence to that end is overwhelming. As we move into the holiday season, we see and hear more and more reminders to take a minute and ponder the things we are thankful for. For most of us, the list is extensive. We are thankful for the obvious things: family, friends, jobs, homes, etc. These are all things worthy of gratitude. Early this morning, as I mulled over these things, I was suddenly struck heavily with an overwhelming sense of gratitude for my salvation.

This happened as I was reading an atheist's response to a Christian posting. As I read, my gratitude increased. I am grateful that the victory that occured on the cross, at Golgotha, is not foolishness to me. I am thankful that my salvation is not determined by my ability to reason or how well I can taxonomically categorize the physical world. I can't go learn it at university, I can't go buy it, I can't find it in a geocache somewhere, I cant be awarded it at the end of a doctoral dissertation, I can't barter for it or deserve it outright. This is a good thing.

Foolishness. Do you remember what it was like to think the salvation of the cross was foolish? I do. If so, do you remember how utterly convinced you were of the foolishness of those who believed? Did you say unkind things to them? Did you pump and spin about how it just doesn't make sense? Did you become frustrated when they just wouldn't see the point of your argument? Imagine going back to thinking like that. No thanks; I am grateful, most of all, for the Spirit of God.