Thursday, November
15, 2018
I will bless the Lord who guides me; even at night my heart instructs me. I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. Psalm 16:7-8(NLT)
“Poor deluded monkeys!” That’s what a dedicated atheist, someone completely
devoid of faith would say about those who display complete trust in
God. An atheist knows nothing of trust
in anything but what he can see, feel, or explain with proof. Actually, that’s not entirely accurate;
atheists do exercise faith in the unknown all the time. For instance, it takes faith to sit in a
chair, not having empirical proof that the chair, which held them up last time,
will still do so this time!
Atheists know the pathway to faith,
because God hard-wired us humans that way.
They just choose to ignore God, because it’s inconceivable that anyone
other than themselves should have any claim on their rights. They want nobody telling them what to
do. It’s the domain of the petulant
three-year-old.
The “wicked” as Scripture names those who
choose unbelief, have no interest in having faith in God; but it’s a life with
somber consequence. Those who choose
evil live their lives looking over their shoulder, like Bernie Madoff, afraid
their house of cards will crumble at any moment. Bernie spent decades lying to people to have
them invest in stocks and bonds that didn’t exist. His version of the infamous Ponzi Scheme
brought millions into his hands each year.
Eventually the weight of his self-absorption imploded, and he’s still in
jail.
By contrast, our Psalmist could face the night’s
darkness with confidence; he could sleep the night through, awakening with assurance
in God’s ways. He sensed the presence of
God and knew his days would be filled with He who comes alongside.
Unbelief cannot face the darkness; the
presence of God is a light through the dark path.
For You Today
If you’re tempted to look at people who
have no faith, yet seem to be very prosperous and doing well, don’t tread that
slippery slope into the deep darkness; because all their wealth, popularity,
and whatever else in their life LOOKS like a blessing … that façade
will someday come unglued … and so will they.
Would you trade one night’s peaceful rest
in faith with your God for THAT?
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