Fool....
Psalm 14:1-7
The fool says in his heart,
"There is no God."
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
there is no-one who does good.
[2] The Lord looks down from heaven
on the sons of men
to see if there are any who understand,
any who seek God.
[3] All have turned aside,
they have together become corrupt;
there is no-one who does good,
not even one.
[4] Will evildoers never learn—
those who devour my people as men eat bread
and who do not call on the Lord?
[5] There they are, overwhelmed with dread,
for God is present in the company of the righteous.
[6] You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,
but the Lord is their refuge.
[7] Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people,
let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
Anyone who does not consider their eternal destiny, who does not think about what next, who pays no attention to their spiritual yearnings or needs, is called a fool in scripture. There is a very simple reason for this – the consequences for getting it wrong here are just too terrible to contemplate, so why risk not considering them.
We believe that God will hold each of us accountable for our actions, the good the bad, the caring and the selfish, and ultimately for our response to the claims of Jesus Christ to be Lord and saviour of our lives. Did we believe him and hold his words dear? Did we then live out a life of love that reflects him?
Or were we foolish? Did we reject or ignore those claims? Many people who act with such disdain for others and pursue their own ends at the expense of those around them do so because they have no fear of judgement. There is no sense that God will hold them to account for what they did here on earth. They are ignoring the great reality of creation, the presence of God. By doing this they are rushing headlong to their eternal destruction – when all they have to do is pause and heed the words of Jesus. What they gain here will be swept aside for eternity.
The Bible is right to call them fools – but by the grace of God they don’t need to stay foolish forever.
The fool says in his heart,
"There is no God."
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
there is no-one who does good.
[2] The Lord looks down from heaven
on the sons of men
to see if there are any who understand,
any who seek God.
[3] All have turned aside,
they have together become corrupt;
there is no-one who does good,
not even one.
[4] Will evildoers never learn—
those who devour my people as men eat bread
and who do not call on the Lord?
[5] There they are, overwhelmed with dread,
for God is present in the company of the righteous.
[6] You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,
but the Lord is their refuge.
[7] Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people,
let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
Anyone who does not consider their eternal destiny, who does not think about what next, who pays no attention to their spiritual yearnings or needs, is called a fool in scripture. There is a very simple reason for this – the consequences for getting it wrong here are just too terrible to contemplate, so why risk not considering them.
We believe that God will hold each of us accountable for our actions, the good the bad, the caring and the selfish, and ultimately for our response to the claims of Jesus Christ to be Lord and saviour of our lives. Did we believe him and hold his words dear? Did we then live out a life of love that reflects him?
Or were we foolish? Did we reject or ignore those claims? Many people who act with such disdain for others and pursue their own ends at the expense of those around them do so because they have no fear of judgement. There is no sense that God will hold them to account for what they did here on earth. They are ignoring the great reality of creation, the presence of God. By doing this they are rushing headlong to their eternal destruction – when all they have to do is pause and heed the words of Jesus. What they gain here will be swept aside for eternity.
The Bible is right to call them fools – but by the grace of God they don’t need to stay foolish forever.
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