The Fool.

Do you know any atheists?  Some have made significant contributions: Sigmund Freud (father of psychology), Stephen Hawking (physicist who wrote A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME), Ayn Rand (a libertarian/conservative writer), Karl Marx (inventor of Communism).  There are also famous agnostics: Thomas Edison (inventor of light bulbs, record players, motion pictures, and more), and Albert Einstein (physicist whose work led to the development of the atomic bomb which helped the Allies win World War Two).

These are NOT stupid people. These are geniuses, minds that come along once in a century.

So what do you make of these words from King David:

The fool hath said in his heart, ‘There is no God’” Psalm 14:1.

Consider other translations:

“Only fools think there is no God”; “That man is a fool who says to himself, ‘There is no God!’”; “Only a withering soul would say to himself, ‘There is no God’”; “A wicked and foolish man truly believes there is no God”; “The unwise man said in his heart, God is not.”

So was Stephen Hawking a fool?  Or Einstein?  Or Freud?  To persist in unbelief in spite of evidence is to be foolish. The writings of Freud, Rand, and Marx (three who would have agreed with each other on very little) seem animated by anger at authority, at rules, at structure.  Anger and pride will keep anyone from recognizing God.  A proud person could look right at God and fail to see Him.  And were God to reveal His existence in an undeniable way, some on this list would recognize His existence, yet refuse to bow to Him. 

Faith is NOT rooted in intelligence—not even genius. 

FAITH IS ROOTED IN THE HEART. 

If your heart is proud, you will always be a fool. 

Even if you accept God’s existence, you will spurn His love and be not only unwilling, but UNABLE to kneel to Him.

The fool does not need reasons or logic or proof of God’s existence.  Persuasive arguments, no matter how brilliant, will never be enough.  The fool needs a humble heart, knees that will bend and a head that will bow. 

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Published by Steven Wales

Dad's Daily Devotional began as text messages to my family. I wanted my teenagers to know their father was reading the Bible. But they were at school by then. Initially, I sent them a favorite verse or an insight based on what I read each day. That grew into drafting a devotional readng which I would send them via text. I work as an attorney and an adjunct professor, and recently wrote a book called HOW TO MAKE A'S.

3 thoughts on “The Fool.

  1. Every cult claims that those not in it are fools. Every cult fails to show this to be true.

    there is no evdience for your god, and no reason to think I need to kneel before no more than human invention.

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    1. It is not a lack of evidence that makes a man foolish, but the pride that refuses to see evidence for what it is. Nevertheless, I do understand your point. Many brilliant thinkers have said the same.

      I don’t believe the evidence for God’s existence outside of our space-time experience can be proven, certainly not the way the law of gravity might be proven. But it is not a question of such black and white proof, but rather one of probability.

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      1. Again, you have no evidence. Trying to do what many christians do, make claims that the universe is “really” evidence for your god, trying to attribute coincidence to your god, etc isn’t showing evidence.

        To know probabilty means you have evidence to consider. You don’t.

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