Psalm 14
1
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds;
there is none who does good.
2
The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man,
to see if there are any who understand,
who seek after God.
3
They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one.
4
Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers
who eat up my people as they eat bread
and do not call upon the Lord?
5
There they are in great terror,
for God is with the generation of the righteous.
6
You would shame the plans of the poor,
but the Lord is his refuge.
7
Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people,
let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
Do you talk to yourself? People often joke about this, but we do talk to ourselves. An example of the practice is even in the Bible reading for today. “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’”
Self-talk is a term used to describe a person’sinternaldialogue. It springs from the subconscious mind, and expresses a person’s thoughts, beliefs, questions, and ideas. Because of this, it is important that we pay attention to the ramblings of our thoughts and test them to see if they are true.
What I am describing here is often called “self-examination.” Through God’s Word we test our thoughts and feelings to see if they are true or false. In this way, the foolishness of unbelief is rooted out and replaced by truth.
What is the truth? In the context of Psalm 14, it is this: God is faithful and will bless us. Even if the situation for God’s people seems impossible, at the proper time God will restore those He loves. This is the pattern that we see in the life and ministry of Jesus. When Jesus died on the cross, it seemed that all was lost. But, this was not the case. In fact, through Jesus’ sacrifice of Himself on the cross all the horrible sins and power of the sinful world were destroyed. God now forgives our sins as a gift through faith in Jesus. In Jesus Christ, we have the forgiveness of our sins, peace with God and in the end, resurrection from the dead and eternal life.
Let us pray
“A fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’” Oh Holy Spirit, enlighten my inner mind so that I recognize the temptations of the evil one, repent of all unbelief, and trust in Jesus Christ my Savior. I thank you heavenly Father for your eternal love. Strengthen the faith of all your saint who face trouble or persecution this day. I ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come,Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.