Day 164 · Saturday, June 13
"The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good."PSALM 14:1
Hello, my friend… so glad you're with me today. This is By God's Call — day 164, The Fool's Claim.
"The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good." Psalm 14, verse 1.
Notice where that claim is born: in the heart. Not in the mind, not in a well-argued philosophical debate. In the heart. And that changes everything, because it means denying God almost never starts with a logical proof — it starts with a wish. The fool in this psalm did not arrive at this conclusion by thinking calmly. He arrived there because, deep down, it was more convenient for God not to exist. That way no one is watching. That way no one is keeping score.
And watch how David connects the next line without even taking a breath: they are corrupt, they do abominable deeds. It is no coincidence that these two things travel together. When God leaves the picture — even just in someone's imagination — the moral compass loses its fixed north. Without a standard that exists outside of us, "good" becomes just an opinion, and opinions shift with convenience.
And David is not pointing a finger from a distance, as though he were better than everyone else. He says: there is none who does good. None. He includes himself. This is not a psalm of superiority — it is a psalm of real anguish. David was living surrounded by this wickedness, watching the corrupt prosper while those who did good were choked out underneath. This verse is the cry of someone who feels the weight of living in a world that has decided God is not watching.
But notice what comes right after, in this same psalm: the Lord looks down from heaven to see if there is anyone who seeks Him. Even if the fool declares that God does not exist, that does not change a single thing about God's reality. He is still watching. Still attentive. Human denial is like closing your eyes to the sun — the sun does not disappear, only your view of it does.
So, my friend, let me ask you something direct: is there an area of your life where you have been living as if God weren't watching? I'm not talking about declared atheism. I'm talking about those small decisions — at work, in a conversation, in a thought you keep hidden — where you act exactly like the fool in this psalm, even while confessing faith with your mouth. All of us have done this at some point.
Today, the call is an honest one: choose one of those decisions. A specific area where you have acted as if you were alone, unseen. And bring it to God in prayer. Not to condemn yourself — to make it right. Because He was already watching. And He is waiting for you to look back.
Stay close to God. Pray — then act. I'll see you tomorrow, my friend.