April Fool

I can make a legitimate claim to being an April Fool. I was born on April 1, 1950, seventy years ago today. Go ahead and tell me how my parents were fooled or one of many other jokes that I have heard over the years. In fact give it your best shot to try and tell me a new joke about my birthday. Write in the comments section. I would love to hear it.

Besides being born on April 1st, I can lay claim to the “Fool” title by having done many less than intelligent things in the past. I was part of a group that reenacted cruel judgments at our school’s 49er Days. Besides the obvious poor taste, which I do regret and apologize for, the reenactments scared the daylights out of children. Then there was the time that I moved a friends car from the front of her house.

I don’t know that my foolish actions were the logical result of my birthday or some other personal deficiency. However, I am grateful that God doesn’t consider me unredeemable. In fact He says;

“But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong.”

I have been redeemed by God and you can be too. We don’t have to remain in our weak or foolish state. If we let Him, God will redeem us where we are and bring us wisdom and strength in Him.