MY MOMMA DIDN’T RAISE NO FOOL
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Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Psalm 14:1
Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good!
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Denying the existence of God is foolish on many fronts. Logically, historically, scientifically, relationally, psychologically, and honestly believing in God makes sense, and faith is a necessary component.
Logically – God exists and you can see that by thinking as far in the past as possible and as far into the future as possible. In both directions you will encounter a life and person beyond humankind. You can see God!
Historically – God exists as you investigate the prophets and prophecies of the Bible to discover the supernatural knowledge revealed to men and women and the amazing fulfillment of those predictions attributed to the God who made us and made known His will and way.
Scientifically – God exists as creator and sustainer of the universe from the “simple” cell (that is amazingly complex) to the gathering of those cells into tissue and organs and organisms, the crown of which is mankind. All systems are here to sustain the life God gave man and to show His power. He loves us and provides for us.
Relationally – God exists as we were created in His image, and He exists as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit where relationship is His nature. In the same way we are built for relationships by our very design – not to simply exist and serve our biological clock until death.
Psychologically – God exists in that we can think and reason and imagine. Our own thoughts can take us beyond our limited experience into realms of the past, the future, and deeply into knowing others, as well as, ourselves. This amazing ability to reason and realize is a sign of God’s fingerprint on our lives – we think, we feel, we decide because He and we are real and alive.
Honestly – God exists and you know it even before you have reasoned it. To deny God’s reality and existence is a function of input from others that hurts us or causes our knowledge to outstrip our own awareness of truth. We know He is, but our sin nature wants nothing to do with Him, so we conveniently disregard, ignore, or angrily evangelize against His reality.
Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Even with all the logic, science, psychology, and evidence of many kinds, faith is still needed since we can’t know it all, test it all, or prove it all. Oh, how Jesus Christ and the trust He has earned from us makes faith so much simpler. He did for us what we could not do for ourselves. He achieved our forgiveness and grants us His Holy Spirit to guide us into all truth and into deep, loving relationships with the Father and others in our circle of influence.
Praise Him!