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. Psalm 53:5 – This psalm is almost a repeat of Psalm 14. In both psalms we see the fool, not someone who is mentally unable to understand things but someone who is making a foolish decision, rejecting the existence of God to give him “permission” to do the evil things his heart desired. One of those evil things was to come against God’s people to destroy them. The image given in this last portion of the psalm is God’s people surrounded by these fools who were seeking to do them harm. While the fools had the power and had the strategic upper hand, suddenly a great fear, for no apparent reason, came over them and they scattered. What we see taking place in this psalm is the word of God in Leviticus 26:36 being played out. “…I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a driven leaf shall put them to flight…” Those that reject the Lord and His commands will find terror in places there is no reason to terror, and they’ll be scattered in the wind. Yet, for those who listen and obey the words of the Lord, what we see instead is God’s blessings and establishment. While sin can be enticing, let’s not find ourselves in the position of the fool dismissing God or minimizing God’s power so we can justify our sinful behavior. The fool says and lives in such a way that there is no God. That though will not be us who follow Jesus. We know there is a God for that God has changed our lives. That knowledge shapes how we live and how we reject the sin that’s all around us. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3008
Question To Ponder: Why might someone say there is no God?
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