Memorise: The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. Psalm 14:1
Read: Psalm 14:1-4 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. 2 The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. 3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the Lord.
One of characteristics of the godless is that they seek their personal
goals without thinking about God. The things they seek after have overtaken the
space that God created in them for Himself. Do you know that today, believers,
using the excuse of not having time, are chasing after material things at the
expense of cultivating a personal relationship with God?
“The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they
have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.” Psalm 14:1If you think in your heart that God does not exist, even when you have not verbalised such thoughts, God has heard you. If you are one of those who believe that although God exists, He is too slow, too weak or too inconsequential to bring about the needed intervention in a given situation, you are in the same class with the godless. God simply call such people fools.
Why would God call someone a fool? If a person considers the whole
observable universe – the sun, the moon, the stars, galaxies, planets, plants,
the seas, lakes, rivers, beautiful landscapes, all the mineral deposits in the
soil, water springs, the skyline, rain and various weather conditions – and
still concludes in his or her heart that these things created themselves,
though accepting that no human hand created them, such a person is best
described as being on a fool’s path. You do not need anyone to tell you that
there is a God somewhere; a very great and massive God who created all these
things, and who supervises their operations. A fool is someone who denies
obvious truths and facts. Similarly, a fool is one who decides to live the way
he or she pleases. Many people live the way he or she please. Many people live their
lives the way they do they do right now because they never think of the day of
reckoning. Believe it or not, that day will come for everybody. A fool also is
the fellow who pushes God aside but pursues the gift and blessing He gives. How
can you desire to receive gifts from God without wanting to know the Giver of
such gifts? Unfortunately, many believers are letting go of their personal
relationship with God for material pursuits and are fast becoming fools. They
are on the highway of foolishness. Are you considered a fool? Repent, beat a
retreat and make God your number one priority today.
Key Point: Men hardly fail to take credit for their achievements, yet
they readily rob God of His.
Bible in one year: Mark 14, Isaiah 19:1-15
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