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“Our God, He is Alive”
Categories: Congregational Bible ReadingBIBLE READING: Psalm 53
"The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”” (Psalm 53.1)
To say the sun isn’t real does not make it true or cause the sun to be non-existent. It is clearly seen by everyone. We may debate how to define it’s existence, but its being is a matter of objectivity. So it is with God. “His invisible attributes are clearly seen” (Romans 1.20); so, to reject God is to reject reality.
These verses immediately call the atheist to mind, but they press further to also depict someone living thoughtless of God’s reality. God looks down from heaven and sees everything that is going on (Psalm 53.2), and yet this person lives unaware of God’s presence (Psalm 53.3). They make choices based on their own understanding, and do not consider God.
There are certain immutable traits about God we quickly admit but far too often fail to consider. If I believe that God exists (Hebrews 11.6) and that he sees my every move, shouldn’t I be considerate of how I live my life before him? We do this with our bosses, people of authority, and those with whom we are trying to gain favor… why then do we sometimes fail to do this with God?
Whether intentional or not, thoughtless living is foolish living. It is ignorant, and, frankly, is an affront to God (Malachi 1.5-14). He has revealed himself as our Maker, and his expectations for our existence. In fact, he continually reveals himself, using his creation as a witness to his existence so that we would not live thoughtless of him (Psalm 19.1-6). And so we are without excuse (Romans 2.1).
All of us will neglect God and go our own way (Romans 3.10-23, cf. Psalm 14), but by His grace and mercy we have opportunity to make better choices (Romans 6.1, 12-14). Since this is the case, then what sort of people ought we to be in response? (2 Peter 3.9).
We may not come out and say ‘there is no God’ but sometimes we live as if he doesn’t exist. We become near-sighted and caught up in the logistics of this life. The foolishness of these choices are not always evident now but they will be some day ( 1 Thessalonians 1.5-10). We need to set our minds on things above (Colossians 3.2), as we wait for what God has promised. This is our confident hope: “There is a God, He is alive, in Him we live, and we survive.”
“...what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, ... since you are waiting for [this], be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace. And count the patience of our Lord as salvation...” (2 Peter 3.11-12, 14-15)
