Only
Fools
Say
In Their Hearts,
“There
Is No God.”
Scripture
Psalm
14
1 Only
fools say in their hearts,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and their actions are evil;
not one of them does good!
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and their actions are evil;
not one of them does good!
Observation
There
are at least two types of fools or nincompoops
in this world that immediately come to my mind as I read Psalm 14:1
this morning: First, the person that says in his or her heart,
“There is no God.” And second, the person who says that they
believe in God, but then lives his or her life as though God does
not exist. If either one of those two describe us, then my friend,
you and I are fools.
The
word 'fool' or 'foolish' is found 258 times in the Bible and Solomon
wrote about 'fools' 83 times in the book of Proverbs.
So
we are “idiots, halfwits,
blockheads, ignoramuses, morons, and nincompoops”, if
we disregard God's Word or if we disregard God.
By
the way, in contrast to “fool”, the word “wise” is found 85
times in the book of Proverbs and a total of 248 in the Bible!
Proverbs
6:32
But
the man who commits adultery is an utter fool, for he destroys
himself.
Proverbs
18:2
Fools
have no interest in understanding; they only want to air their own
opinions.
Psalm
94:7-9
7 “The Lord isn’t
looking,” they say, “and besides, the God of Israel doesn’t
care.” 8 Think
again, you fools! When will you finally catch on? 9 Is he
deaf—the one who made your ears? Is he blind—the one who formed
your eyes?
Proverbs
10:14
Wise people
treasure knowledge, but the babbling of a fool invites disaster.
Proverbs
12:15
Fools
think their own way is right, but the wise listen to others.
Proverbs
12:18
Careless
words stab like a sword, but wise words bring healing.
Application
I
will ask God for wisdom.
How
about you?
James
1:5
If
you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to
you. He will not rebuke you for asking.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I pray that I will be wise today. Don't let me be a fool.
Help me to read Your Word and help me to obey what Your Word says to
me. Guard my heart. Guide and direct me. Give me understanding. Help
me to obey everything I read in Your Word.
I
pray for the sick today. I pray for healing. Give strength to those
fighting cancer and strength for those with weak hearts. I pray for
those who are having a difficult time in a relationship. Draw them
close to You. Help them to put You first in their life today.
Don't
let me be a fool by not trusting in You with what ever comes into my
life today.
Daily
Bible Reading: Exodus 23,24; Psalms 14; Acts 5
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