Thursday

Psalm 14

For the director of music. Of David.

The fool says in his heart,

"There is no God."

They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;

there is no one who does good.
The LORD looks down from heaven

on the sons of men

to see if there are any who understand,

any who seek God.
All have turned aside,

they have together become corrupt;

there is no one who does good,

not even one.
Will evildoers never learn—

those who devour my people as men eat bread

and who do not call on the LORD ?
There they are, overwhelmed with dread,

for God is present in the company of the righteous.
You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,

but the LORD is their refuge.
Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!

When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people,

let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!

A famous quote states: “God is dead.” If this is true, how shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? Who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves?

So many people live in this pale, lifeless view of reality that makes no room for the one true leader and comforter, as they fool themselves with denial of their Savior, our Lord. Instead, they rely on people and things of this world. One by one, they follow and abandon leaders, money, greed, self-indulgence, and hatred, all false gods.

This cycle continues as they join together in their hopeless quest. leaving behind only victims. We are all sinners; we all have been given the “opportunity” to join them in this love of the world, instead of a love of our true God.

God looks at these lives with patience, sadness and anger as their punishment unfolds. And God does not abandon their victims, His people. He has given us His Son. Those who accept the opportunity to know the Lord and follow His path to life rejoice in the knowledge of hope and come to live in the Kingdom of His peace.

RK