Fools

         Everyone seems to have a special day on the calendar.  We have birthdays, anniversaries, special days for secretaries, grand parents plus all of the national holidays and we even have a special day for "fools."  The definition of a fool is "a person who acts unwisely or imprudently."  I have done some "foolish" things in my life like driving Dad's 1955 Pontiac wide open while my friend watched the speedometer.  I finally took by foot off of the accelerator when we reached 115 miles per hour.  That was definitely foolish and would be viewed as acting unwisely.  The fool, however, also has a special day on our calendar and it is April first.  We just call it "April Fool's Day."  The Scripture has something to say about the fool.   Psalm 14:1 says,"The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good."  
        The Bible refers to a person who refuses to believe that there is a God, as a fool.  Yes, they are acting unwisely.  The world is filled with more and more people who do not believe in God or that there is a God at all.  These same people have been corrupted by information from supposedly good sources that deny that there is God in the first place and while following this idea, they come up with the notion that there is no God.  The idea is not new as it obviously was around about 3,000 years ago when the Psalms were written.  The Fool or the Unwise person fails to observe the evidence around him.  It makes no matter where you look, whether it is in the magnitude of the heavens, or in the world of micro biology.  God's evidence is available to those who will look and see.  God's handiwork can be seen in things like flowers and bombardier beetles or in the attributes of water, or of the constellations in the universe or God's working in the lives of His people around each and everyone of us.  One of the greatest evidences available today is the New birth in Christ or even the physical birth of new born baby.  So, the "fool" is that individual that in spite of the evidence comes to the wrong conclusion and proclaims that there is no God at all.  As the definition states, that is an unwise conclusion.  One can be a fool in many different ways such as seeing just how fast the old car will go but the worst example of being a fool is found in the statement in today's verse.   If you are acting foolishly when it comes to God and His work, just take a look around you and then take heed to what God says in His Word.  Praise God that He is in control of each and every thing including you and me.