Today’s reading is Psalm 53
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity;
there is none who does good.
Good looks down from Heaven,
on the children of man
to see if there are any who understand,
who seek after God.
Psalm 53:1-2
I’ve heard it said before that atheism is religion, and it takes more faith to believe that all creation spontaneously came from nothing than to believe it was all made by our Creator. It’s hard to argue with those statements. All you have to do is look at the beauty around you in nature. Creation speaks to us…yes..even for those of us who live in flat, boring Central Illinois. The beauty of the sunrise and sunset, a bird flying by, the trees, and even a cornfield.
This is probably why Psalm 53:1 says only a fool says, “there is no God.” I don’t want God to look down and see me and make the statements He does here about all being corrupt, and no one doing good. We don’t need to impress God…but I don’t want Him to look down and include me as part of those statements. I want Him to be proud of me like a father is of his son.
How can I make Him proud? An easy way is to acknowledge His power and see His power and Him through His Creation.
I could go on and say more, but a friend recently brought the song, “So Will I,” to my attention again through a Facebook post. The lyrics of this song to go along with the pictures in this You Tube video are truly breathtaking and say more than I could. So…I’ll keep this short and ask you to use any remaining time you set aside to read this to watch the video instead. It has 13 million views if you need any further motivation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2U7ffUM5Ec&list=RDC2U7ffUM5Ec&start_radio=1
(Photo Above Taken on Malawi, Africa visit – April 2025)