What foolish thing hath the children of men said? There is no God. Explain to me ye godless men, how do you exist? They also proclaim that I only live to please myself, and not the One that created me. You can try to explain God out of everything, but that does not mean that He does not exist just because you say so. Psalms 14 takes a look at a portrait of godless men.
"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."(14:1) The atheist is the number one offender in proclaiming that, "There is no God." "But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."(I Timothy 6:9,10)
Timothy encourages us to, "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, where unto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses."(I Timothy 6:12) I want to show what a portrait of Christ looks like even in the midst of a psalm about the godless.
"The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God."(14:2) It is only when we have been redirected back to God that we have understanding and seek God. God looked down on man to see if there was any man that sought after God. Without the change of heart, mind, and soul; there is no seeking after God.
"They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one."(14:3) God saw that man had turned aside. "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God."(Romans 3:23)
"Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the Lord."(14:4) They seek man's wisdom. "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears."(II Timothy 4:3)
"There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous."(14:5) God is present with righteous. Those that know the Lord fear Him. This fear is not like the fear of something scary or frightening. It is reverence toward God.
"Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his refuge."(14:6) The ungodly have taken advantage of the poor, but the Lord takes care of the needy and His own people.
"Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the Lord bringeth back the captivity of His people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad."(14:7) All God's people will rejoice when He returns.
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