Just As Lost As the Fool

Psalms 53:1-3 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity; there is none who does good. God looks down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there are any who understand, who seek God. Every one of them has turned aside; they have together become corrupt; there is none who does good, no, not one.

The fool, the foolish, the stupid person, has said in his heart, "There is no God." However, before we get too critical, let us be reminded that the description given fits who we were before coming to know Jesus. We fit into the category of, "There is none who does good." We were once lost, turned aside, corrupt, and on the road to eternal condemnation. Praise be to Jesus that today, by His grace, we are no longer on a path to perdition. However, we still need to ask ourselves, "Does my life look any different than the fool's?" Yes, I am saved. Yes, I know Jesus as my Savior and Lord. But what does my life say? What does my attitude, my actions, and overall service to Jesus look like? Do we proclaim Jesus with our lips, but deny Him by who we are toward Him and others? What does our "secret" life, the life we live behind closed doors, prove? Does it prove that we are His, or does it look no different than the fool's? Do we respond to our sinful ways as if "there is no God", or are we immediately mournful and broken? I am grateful today that when our Heavenly Father looks down upon us, those of us who are truly born again, He sees the righteousness of Jesus, and not ours. The bottom line is that without Jesus, we are just as lost as the fool.

Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His free gift of salvation (Rom 6:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive Him and His free gift of salvation today (Rom 10:13).