Read: The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”

Examine:
This psalm highlights David’s prayer of God’s truth “that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion”. In doing so, he reflects on what God must be seeing as He looks upon mankind. Lost people…people who have rejected God…people who are full of sinfulness yet who do not understand that God is reality. That is the ultimate in foolishness. This psalm shows that David understood that humanity is separated from God and that God is with the righteous. Israel is in need of a Savior.

Apply:
Psalm 14 hits the nail on the head for what many of us are facing regularly in school, in the workplace, and in many instances, in our homes and among our friends. The outright rejection of God we see by many is indeed foolishness. As much as we are confronted by atheists who speak out against God, I wonder if we Christians become practical atheists by our own refusal to live by God’s truths. We may have called on name of Jesus Christ and have the assurance of salvation, but we effectively deny God by our actions.

Prayer:
Heavenly Father, I pray for those who have said, “There is no God.” I pray that they would see the truth of your Word and come to know and accept your Son. But I also pray for those, who like me, live as if I don’t know you at all. Like many Christians, I know that I draw away from you when I place so many other things before you, or when I act contrary to your Word. I pray that we would see your holiness, and understand that we become foolish, practical atheists by our actions that speak louder than our words that have proclaimed your glory. Father, forgive us. I pray this in Jesus name. Amen.