January 20
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FOOLS SAY “THERE IS NO GOD”
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good.
2 The LORD 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 turned aside; together they have become corrupt;
There is none who does good, not even one.
4 Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers
Who eat up my people as they eat bread and do not call upon the LORD?
5 There they are in great terror, for God is with the generation of the righteous.
6 You would shame the plans of the poor, but the LORD is his refuge.
7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people,
Let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad. – Psalm 14:1-7
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Psalm 14 is a community lament according to the ESV Study Bible. Humans in general do not seek after God and thus they treat God’s people cruelly. If you read Psalm 53, you’ll find some similarities to the content of it. It reminds believers that we need to be able to run to God because our human nature is so corrupt. It is a shame to read this Psalm especially for God’s people because it seems like we are no different from unbelievers.
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ADORATION: Praise to the God of Abraham, to our Heavenly Father, who promised to rescue us from corruption and bring us back to Him.
CONFESSION: I repent of the times I allow myself to be tainted by this world, Lord. Forgive me when I forget that my body, mind and spirit is yours and not mine.
THANKSGIVING: Thank you for your mercy and faithfulness. You grant us forgiveness when we repent and confess.
SUPPLICATION: May all your holy people remember never to forget that there is a God and not behave like other pagans. You separated us from all this worldly people, may we always walk in obedience to your laws.
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REFLECTION
• How can you convince an unbeliever that we need to be different from them?