Wednesday, October 1, 2009
No God
(Psalm 14)
Unbelief is the hallmark of fools. The Bible does not mince words about the nature of sinful men. Those who reject the knowledge of God—no matter how educated, talented, successful, or cultured—are counted fools in God’s eyes (1).
Note that the fool denies God in his heart because his head knows better! The image of God in man speaks loudly in testimony of the Creator. The conscience of man reflects God’s law. The creation proclaims God’s omnipotence. The evidence is so overwhelming that the mind declares “Believe!”
Man’s sinful heart, however, hesitates. The well-worn adage, “Follow your heart” could not be more dangerous or more unscriptural. Rather than being a sure guide to high moral perception, the heart of man is a deceiver. Jeremiah 17:9 says, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” Though the mind acknowledges objective evidence for God’s being, the heart says, “Wait just a minute…”
You see, mankind’s problem is not a head problem. It’s a heart problem. The issue is not what we don’t know. The issue is what we don’t desire. Against all evidence to the contrary, the sinful heart of man pleads for independence, shuns examination, and avoids the love of God. Against an ever increasing and vast array of unassailable apologetics, the sinful heart of man still declares no God! Only grace can so enlighten a man as to believe. Only grace can woe the heart of man to the loving heart of God!
