Daily Devotional

-April 1, 2021- April Fools Day-

-The Fool Says No To God-

“The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God.’ They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none who does good, no, not one.”

(Psalm 14:1).

Today is April Fools Day. Often it played out with practical jokes and nonsensical conversations. It is normally relatively harmless, although we must be cautious when someone tells us something today. The Bible has much to say about fools, nearly all of which is negative. The only verse that has some positivity is Proverbs 17:28, which amounts to a backhand compliment, “Even a fool is counted as wise when he holds his peace; When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.”

Proverbs 12:15 describes a fool, in what I would call, “The Rule of the Fool.” It says, “The way of the fool is right in his own eyes, but he who heeds counsel is wise.” Throughout Proverbs, there is the contrast between the fool and the wise. The fool does not believe in God, rejects God and His Word, and builds his life on the sinking sand of this world. Our verse today says, “The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God,’ or as it can be translated, ‘No, God.’ In other words, “God, I don’t need You, I don’t want You, leave me alone.” This is the ultimate foolishness. The fool will realize his foolishness one minute after he dies and is in hell, but by then it will be too late!

Jesus contrasted the wise man with foolish man in Matthew 7:24-27, “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken to him to a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rains descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house and it fell. And great was its fall.” Both built houses, storms beat on both of them, but the results were totally different.

The wise man builds his house on the rock, which is Jesus Christ, but the foolish man builds his house on the sinking, shifting, sands of this world. When Jesus spoke of ten virgins, five were wise, and five were foolish. The former prepared their oil prior to the coming of the bridegroom and the latter did not. Both slept but when the bridegroom came, only the wise were able to enter to be with the bridegroom before the door was closed.

Though we as believers in Christ may at times say or do something foolish, and regret it, we are not fools. The world may call us fools for our commitment and zeal for Christ; let them, it is better to be a fool for Christ than a wise man in this world without Him. May we live by God’s wisdom each day and reject the foolishness and wisdom of this world.

Have a blessed day walking in God’s wisdom and praying for those who have rejected Christ to turn to Him. Stay safe and healthy.

Dean