Psalm 14:1 (NIV)
The fool says in his heart,
"There is no God." They
are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one
who does good.
When David refers to fool in this text, he isn't referring to intellect. He is coming from a moral aspect, he is talking about those who reject God. Many of us can remember a time in our own lives when, looking back, we recognize our rejection of God. It is painful to know that during that season we may have been considered corrupt, but the truth often hurts.
Life Application Bible Notes says: The true atheist is either foolish or wicked--foolish because he ignores the evidence that God exists or wicked because he refuses to live by God's truths. We become atheists in practice when we rely more on ourselves than on God.
Psalm 14:2 (NIV)
The LORD looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are
any who understand, any who seek God.
King David would cry out to his God often. We can relate to the cries of David because they reflect the cries of our hearts too. David told God how he felt and so can we. The times I have been in pain, whether physical or emotional, I would bring it to God, I would write it down, I would pray it out.
These days I have desperate prayers for my "one," the person in my life who doesn't know Jesus yet, the person who even rejects or at the very least ignores their Savior. My prayers often include asking God to remind me to pray more often for them.
Who do you know who doesn't acknowledge Jesus as LORD? Who do you want to spend eternity with who needs your prayers, your witness, and your bold and loving testimony?
Psalm 14
Showing posts with label Lost and found. Show all posts
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Monday, October 28, 2013
Lost and Found Department
Luke 23:42-43 (NIV) Then he said,
"Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." Jesus answered him, "I tell
you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."
Often when I prepare to write the blog post for Daily Bible Blast I will open my Bible to the passages selected for the day and see that I have notes and or dates written in the margins. Luke 23:35-43 contains the remark, "Read at Mark's memorial, 4/1/08." Mark was my younger brother, a prodigal son like many of us, who ran away from home but returned. He was a missing son who was found.
We hear these words read as Good Friday approaches. We read them, nod in our heads that we heard them, but unless we have experienced them, they quickly fade. I am learning that Scripture really is 'living and active' (Hebrews 4:12). Reading God's Word is one thing, breathing it in, is another. We may go for years reading the Words of God, we may memorize and recognize verses when they are read, but until we experience them for ourselves, put them in our hearts, we won't identify like we could.
The wise criminal hanging next to Jesus understood Jesus didn't deserve the punishment mete out, while the two of them did; like we do. The story of the compassion and love Jesus gave this New Believer is still told today, more than 2000 years later.
The effects of this one act of kindness wrapped up in forgiveness and a beautiful invitation to "be with me in paradise," is the real Good News our world needs. It is the Good News each one of us can believe. "For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found." (Luke 15:24)
Luke 23:32-43
Often when I prepare to write the blog post for Daily Bible Blast I will open my Bible to the passages selected for the day and see that I have notes and or dates written in the margins. Luke 23:35-43 contains the remark, "Read at Mark's memorial, 4/1/08." Mark was my younger brother, a prodigal son like many of us, who ran away from home but returned. He was a missing son who was found.
We hear these words read as Good Friday approaches. We read them, nod in our heads that we heard them, but unless we have experienced them, they quickly fade. I am learning that Scripture really is 'living and active' (Hebrews 4:12). Reading God's Word is one thing, breathing it in, is another. We may go for years reading the Words of God, we may memorize and recognize verses when they are read, but until we experience them for ourselves, put them in our hearts, we won't identify like we could.
The wise criminal hanging next to Jesus understood Jesus didn't deserve the punishment mete out, while the two of them did; like we do. The story of the compassion and love Jesus gave this New Believer is still told today, more than 2000 years later.
The effects of this one act of kindness wrapped up in forgiveness and a beautiful invitation to "be with me in paradise," is the real Good News our world needs. It is the Good News each one of us can believe. "For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found." (Luke 15:24)
Luke 23:32-43
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