The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 14:4,
"Do all these evildoers know nothing?"
Here is a short question from David. It has a short answer: No. Evildoers know nothing.
What is an "evildoer" anyway? I suspect most folks have the impression that "evildoers" are comprised of only the worst of the worst among us, those who are the most morally objectionable. David points to those who say in their hearts, "There is no God." Verse 1. David provides further definition of them for us, that they are corrupt and vile, never doing good. They destroy God's people, they never call on the Lord, they frustrate the plans of the poor. These evildoers live in dread because God is not among them. God is among those they mistreat.
I'm quite certain anyone who says in his heart that there is no God is fully qualified as fit for the group of evildoers. And, they really don't know anything. Anything that is important, anyway. They may be a nuclear physicist, but if they claim there is no God, they really don't know anything of the important things in life. The lady working the lunch counter in the local grade school who knows the Lord knows a whole lot more of the most important things in life than the unbelieving rocket scientist, or brain surgeon, or whatever.
The apostle John considered those who did not love other believers, and hated them, were still lost in the spiritual darkness of sin. He says, "Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness. Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them." 1 John 1:9-11.
It is this spiritual "darkness", a real condition of genuine blindness to spiritual realities, that causes those who say there is no God to stumble about. Hence, they are blinded, they know nothing.
I know about this because I lived in this darkness myself, blind to spiritual realities and living in a state of knowing nothing. How thankful I am that others were kind enough to me to share the light of Jesus Christ with me, ending my darkness and bringing me light!
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know..
"Do all these evildoers know nothing?"
Here is a short question from David. It has a short answer: No. Evildoers know nothing.
What is an "evildoer" anyway? I suspect most folks have the impression that "evildoers" are comprised of only the worst of the worst among us, those who are the most morally objectionable. David points to those who say in their hearts, "There is no God." Verse 1. David provides further definition of them for us, that they are corrupt and vile, never doing good. They destroy God's people, they never call on the Lord, they frustrate the plans of the poor. These evildoers live in dread because God is not among them. God is among those they mistreat.
I'm quite certain anyone who says in his heart that there is no God is fully qualified as fit for the group of evildoers. And, they really don't know anything. Anything that is important, anyway. They may be a nuclear physicist, but if they claim there is no God, they really don't know anything of the important things in life. The lady working the lunch counter in the local grade school who knows the Lord knows a whole lot more of the most important things in life than the unbelieving rocket scientist, or brain surgeon, or whatever.
The apostle John considered those who did not love other believers, and hated them, were still lost in the spiritual darkness of sin. He says, "Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness. Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them." 1 John 1:9-11.
It is this spiritual "darkness", a real condition of genuine blindness to spiritual realities, that causes those who say there is no God to stumble about. Hence, they are blinded, they know nothing.
I know about this because I lived in this darkness myself, blind to spiritual realities and living in a state of knowing nothing. How thankful I am that others were kind enough to me to share the light of Jesus Christ with me, ending my darkness and bringing me light!
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know..
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