“The fool has said in his heart, there is no God.” (v.1)
Psalm 14 states that a person who says there is no God is a fool. Here lies the real issue for so many people, the hardness of their hearts. The person who makes this claim, the atheist or the agnostic, does so because of rebellion not intellect. Their biggest problem with believing in God is not evidence, but rather the threat God poses to their lifestyle.
Jesus said, “This is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil" (John 3:19). So, if there is no God, then there is no judgment, no punishment, and no standard of right or wrong. This makes the atheist’s position especially attractive to those who want to live a life of no accountability. Therefore, they come up with foolish theories to support their lifestyle despite what scripture says or even Jesus Himself.
The Apostle Paul tells us in Romans 1, “the wrath of God is against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown them ” (vv.18-19). In other words, there is no excuse. God reveled Himself in creation, “His invisible attributes clearly seen and understood, even His external power and the Godhead” (v.20). But, man became “futile in his thoughts and in his foolish heart became darkened. Professing to be wise, some became fools” (vv.21-22).
Therefore, brothers and sisters, do not exchange the eternal for the present, for one day our LORD will return, to rule and reign from Jerusalem for 1000 years. Then the arrogant man will be put in his place for suppressing what he knew in his heart to be true, and placing himself at enmity with God.
The Truth: "Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.” (James 4:4)
