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The Fool Has Said in His Heart!

INTRODUCTION: Nabal … the epitome of a fool …

He thought he was a king but was merely a dead fool. Terrified by reality. Literally and actually scared to death.

The fool’s life unravels the moment he or she sees God.

(1) The fool decides in his heart that there is no God and reaps what he sows, 14:1.

  • Fools counsel themselves in their hearts.
  • Fools live by a “no god” creed.
  • Fools spoil (corrupt) their lives which results in terrible deeds and an absence of goodness.
  • The word fool is Nabal, cf. 1 Samuel 25.
  • Nabal’s life reflected this fool’s decision: “harsh” and “badly behaved” (1 Samuel 25:3), arrogant (1 Samuel 25:9–10), worthless, foolish (1 Samuel 25:25), evil (1 Samuel 25:39).
  • Maybe worst of all his distorted perception of a “no God” life:
    He thought he was a king but was merely a dead fool (
    1 Samuel 25:36–37).

(2) The fool may not know who he is but God certainly does, 14:2-5, cf. Matthew 6:19-24.

  • The LORD looks down from heaven and gives a very grave evaluation of humanity, 14:2-5.
  • His judgment is that everyone has turned aside 14:2-3.
  • His judgment is that fools pool their foolishness and multiply corruption (rotten to the core), 14:3.
  • The psalmist is incredulous at the lifestyle of the fool, 14:4.
  • The tragic irony of the fool: Reality means great terror because he has left God out of his life, 14:5, cf. 1 Samuel 25:36-37.

(3) The fool disdains the poor but the LORD does not, 14:6-7.

CONCLUSION: Flip that house. Our creed in our hearts? God!

  • Be encouraged with the renovation that God is working in your life.
  • We are not fools. We may still act foolishly but we are not fools.

MP3: Psalm 14 : The Fool Has Said in His Heart : ffc : dave scott : 022215 PM

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