Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – June 4, 2016
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good. Psalm 14:1
Denial can be death to God-awareness, and it is death to self-awareness. Denial can seem like a friend, but its friendship is short-lived and self-serving. It is deceptive with its promises of strange and unrealistic expectations. Denial causes you to believe lies about yourself and God. You may think you are good in a certain role when, in reality, you are average, at best. You may want to continue where you are, but for you to grow and for the organization to flourish, you need to transition into another area of responsibility. You may have a passion to pitch in the major leagues, but if you can’t throw a baseball at least 80 miles an hour, you never will. Denial is cruel in positioning you for certain expectations and then failing to deliver.
Denial of God’s existence is the worst kind of denial. It’s like refusing to accept a sincere gift from an unconditional lover. Just because you deny the lover’s existence does not negate their gift. God is not too good to be true. He is good because He is true. When you accept the existence of God, you accept the reality of His influence over you and His influence over the world. Denial of Deity is like saying the sun is not brilliant in its illumination by day and the moon by its illumination at night.
Moreover, it is foolish to deny a grand designer behind the human body. Common sense craves for acceptance of God as creator. A fool has to work very hard to deny God’s existence. However, denial’s greatest driver may be the desire to behave badly. A fool denies God because he is morally challenged. The thought of God or anyone else telling him how to act is foreign to his foolish heart. Yet, every day, we all have to follow the instruction of some authority. A fool can attempt to remove all authority from his life with denial but he will fail.
So be open to the evidence that points to the Almighty, and be intellectually honest about the historic reality of Christ’s death and resurrection. Above all else, be honest about your motives for denying God. Is it expedient for your own lifestyle or is it an honest appraisal of the facts? Honesty is the first step in overcoming denial.
God invites all to know and understand Him. Ultimately, He cannot be denied. He may be denied for a season, but sooner or later, His presence will press for a personal acknowledgement. Denial of God’s existence is spiritual death, but physical death shatters denial’s claims. One second after death, the reality of eternity will ring true. Post-death there is no turning back. Faithless living has made a fool’s bed forever. Now is the time to wake up and embrace Christ’s existence. He cannot be denied, and a fool will deny this to his detriment. Denial is death; acceptance is life. The wise choose life over death.
The Bible says, “But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said: ‘Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.’ Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise…”(Ephesians 5:13-15).
Prayer
Heavenly Father, lead me to be a light to those who are in denial of Your existence.Post/Tweet today
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