Proclamation:
“The
fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.” Psalm 14:1 (NIV)
Explanation:
These
words were written under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God by King
David. For some unknown reason these
words are repeated almost verbatim in the fifty third psalm. Most of The Bible scholars believe that “the
fool” David is referring to is a group of people who are immoral, wicked and
void of spiritual understanding. In this
psalm David describes the characteristics and basic sinful human nature of
godless people. Their deeds and
conversations are vile and impure and in their hearts they despise the people
of God and righteousness in general.
They treat the poor and the righteous with cruelty and persecute them.
(Psalm 14:4) But The Lord will come to
their aid, He is their refuge and He will restore His people. (Psalm 14:6-7)
Application:
Human
beings are basically sinful by nature. Before
we condemn “the fool” that David is referring to, let us remember that all of
us are sinners. (Romans 3:23) None of us
are righteous on our own, (Romans 3:10) it was imputed to us and not earned by
us. (Romans 4:24 and James 2:23) Before
we accepted Christ as our personal Savior, we exhibited or thought about some
of these same sinful behaviors. Thinking
sinful thoughts is the same as committing the sin. (Proverbs 23:7) Judge not, least you be judged. (Luke 6:37) Rather, we should pray for those who don’t
know The Lord God, or who don’t believe in Him.
Let us thank God for helping us and rejoice in His presence, protection,
and power. When we think of that foolish
person, remember, there but for the grace of God go you and I.
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