October 8
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PSALM 53 THERE’S NONE WHO DOES GOOD, NOT EVEN ONE
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good.
2 God looks down from heaven on the children of man
to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.
3 They have all fallen away; together they have become corrupt;
there is none who does good, not even one.
4 Have those who work evil no knowledge,
who eat up my people as they eat bread, and do not call upon God?
5 There they are, in great terror, where there is no terror!
For God scatters the bones of him who encamps against you;
you put them to shame, for God has rejected them.
6 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When God restores the fortunes of his people,
let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad. – Psalm 53:1-6
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A poem inspired by this psalm by ILMA
If you think that you are a good person, you are only fooling yourself
It’s the devil’s trap to keep you proud and hinder your from being humble
Only God is good, humans are naturally selfish and inclined to sin
Because of this nature, we do not walk in the Spirit towards Him
When you do things out of looking good, you are not really loving
Loving is thinking less of yourself and being more a God-pleaser.
Fools do not acknowledge God; they are corrupt and have no honesty
They do all kinds of selfish things and love to gratify themselves
Vanity is in the nature of all men, but humility is the way of the Spirit
If you walk in the flesh and crave for pleasure, then you are foolish
There is none who does good, only God himself is
Do not fall into the trap of those who are foolish.
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REFLECTION
• What does the psalm say about those who think they are good? What happens to them according to the psalmist?