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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
"Atheist Day"
Message summary: Today, as is true everyday, it's a good time to affirm our faith in God, our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend!"
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"The
fool says in
his heart,
'There is no
God'" (Psalm
14:1).
"Claiming to
be wise, they
became fools"
(Romans 1:22).
We saw a bumper sticker that proclaimed "April 1, National Atheist's Day". I was annoyed, but not necessarily surprised, that there would be a day designated as such. I was so curious I carefully moved my car closer to the car sticker and read the small print with this small text beside it: Psalm 14:1.
It was actually a witness for the Lord! It was referring to the first daily verse (Psalm 14:1). It was then that I made the connection, O yeah, Fool's Day is April 1!
Now certainly there is and, at least since the time of David, has been a relatively small segment of the population that is avowedly atheist. Most just ignore God without claiming to be atheist.
In my opinion atheism requires a great deal of faith! In fact there is a book titled " I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist" by Norman Geisler and Frank Turek.
In
regard to
Psalm 14:1
Bible teacher
David Guzik
points out,
"The idea
behind this
ancient Hebrew
word
translated
'fool' is more
moral than
intellectual.
David did not
have in mind
those not
smart enough
to figure God
out (no one is
that smart);
he had in mind
those who
simply reject
God."
In Romans
1:22 there is
a stunning
indictment of
those who
claim to be
wise, "Claiming
to be wise,
they became
fools".
This is in a
context of
God's
revelation
through
creation.
Creation reveals the fact that there is a God; whereas the fool says in his heart, "There is no God". It's a denial in spite of overwhelming evidence. This would be like a man who is given a tour of the world's greatest computer and then says, "No one made this computer. It just happened to pop into existence!" What a fool! (from the teaching site of Middletown Bible Church, Middletown Connecticut)
Today, as
is true every
day, it's a
good time to
affirm our
faith in God,
our Maker,
Defender,
Redeemer, and
Friend!"*
Don't be a
fool!
Be encouraged today! Hebrews 3:13
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father, Your
inspired Word
reveals to me
Your invisible
attributes,
namely Your
eternal power
and divine
nature that
are essential
to all things
living.
I am without
excuse if I
choose not to
honor You or
acknowledge
You as the
living God,
Creator of
heaven and
earth. Thank
You for Jesus,
Redeemer of my
soul, who
died, was
buried for
three days and
rose again to
new life.
Rather than
have my heart
darkened by
denying or
rejecting Your
redemptive
plan, I choose
to push
through the
darkness and
receive new
life through
Jesus, our
resurrected
Lord and
Savior, who
grants us
forgiveness
and abundant
life here on
our earthly
journey, and
everlasting
life in our
future eternal
home. Amen.
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in You do we trust, nor find You to fail.
Your mercies, how tender, how firm to the end,
our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend!
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