Psalm 53:1–3 (ESV) —
1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity;
there is none who does good.
2 God 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 fallen away;
together they have become corrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one.
NOTE: Paul used
these verses in Romans to make his point that everyone is a sinner, both Jew
and Gentile. No one knows God, no one does good, not even one. But the passage
starts out with a slightly different sense. David starts out by talking about
the fool, who is characterized by a belief that there is no God. His belief
system leads him to corruptness and abominable iniquity, since he rejects God
and consequently the rules of God. A person without belief in God, well none of
them are good, no matter how moral they might think themselves. But then David
continues and says that God looks down on man, not just fools, and they have
the same condition as the fool, even if they believe in God. There is one
difference, not mentioned here but elsewhere in scripture. It is exemplified in
Abraham who believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness. Abraham
was still a sinner, but he was saved by grace through his faith in the God of
the universe. The world is a mess without belief in God and is committing
unimaginable abominations now. There is intense anger and other uncontrolled
emotions. Their flesh and their appetite control their bodies. They have given
over their souls to evil.
PRAYER: God forgive
us. Open our eyes to see our sins. Open our eyes to see your righteousness.
Open our eyes to see our destiny. Give us a glimpse of eternity. I pray that as
a people we would repent of our sins and turn to you.
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