FAITH CAPSULE:Living as a foolish one is living a wasted life.
I Samuel 13
What do you say?
Do you communicate there is no God?
Those who say in the heart that there is no God are the ones who speak it from the mouth that there is no God.
Jesus buttressed, “For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.” (Matthew 12:34-35)
It takes a foolish-minded one to take a position as a speaker for a forum that claims there is no God.
Psalm 14:1 buttressed, “The fool has said in his heart that “there is no God” They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none who does good.”
It is always evil to say there is no God.
Are you one that says there is no God by your actions and not only by speaking it out of the mouth?
Are you saying there is no God by your verbal communication or body language?
How do you relate with others, communicating that there is no God?
Psalm 14:1 identifies the foolish ones:
Those who are corrupt (Lack of honest practices such as bribery and lack of integrity)
Those who engage in wickedness (revolting and miserable work)
Those who do not do good (they are evil in approach)
Does any of the above sound like you?
As a believer, you cannot afford to live life foolishly.
A believer should not answer to the wicked world as foolish do by the way of life.
Proverbs 26:4 warned, “Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.”
In this wicked world, every ungodly act that demands an answer from one must be with wisdom, not as foolish.
Always live with a godly act to avoid being marked as foolish.
Foolishness is a sin, and sin does not stand before God.
Saul was foolish when he offered the burnt offering that did not belong to his office as a King but belonged to a priest.
Saul could not wait for Samuel as commanded by Samuel.
At the arrival of Samuel, Saul gave an excuse for the burnt offering as a result of the late arrival of Samuel.
For Saul, the impending danger provoked his violation of the command of God (carrying out the burnt offering).
Samuel responded to foolishness act of Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which He commanded you.” (I Samuel 13:13)
Regardless of any reasonable excuse, it is foolish to violate the command of God when responding to the challenges of the wicked world.
There is no reasonable excuse to justify disobedience to the word of God.
Prayer for today: Ask to be enabled not to live outside of the command of God as a foolish one.