There Is A God!

PREVIEW: The more people are choosing to live their lives as if there were no God means they have no true and unchanging source of Authority to live by, no Creator who exercises loving control over their existence, no daily Source of guidance beyond the prevailing but fickle winds of current culture, no Redeemer to rescue them from their sin nature, and no Provider to meet their needs for daily sustenance, comfort for sorrow, protection from the devourer, or significance for an otherwise brief and meaningless existence. Perhaps most dreadful, they have no sense of security for what happens after this life is through. On the other hand, how amazing it is to live as if there is a God. How great it is to know Jesus Christ as both Lord and Savior. How satisfying it is to have the security of a Creator who watches over every second and every detail of this life and the joy of knowing that he has made provision for all eternity.

A Journey of Worship // Psalm 53:1,5

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God” … There they were, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to dread.

With regularity these days, “new” studies come out that proclaim, “America Is Becoming Less Christian.” Apparently, the number of people of the multiple thousands that are surveyed shows the percentage that claims Christianity as their faith continues to drop while the percentage of those who claim no religion continues to rise. In 2022, the Pew Research Center reported that those claiming no faith grew from 9% in 1993 to 29% by 2022. I am not sure how much stock to put in surveys these days, and all kinds of issues about this particular one could be debated, but that’s not my main concern here.

The real concern is that more and more people are choosing to live their lives as if there were no God. How sad! What that means is they have no true and unchanging source of Authority to live by. There is no Creator who exercises loving control over their existence. They have no daily Source of guidance beyond the prevailing but fickle winds of current culture. They have no Redeemer to rescue them from their sin nature. They cannot turn to a Provider to meet their needs for daily sustenance, comfort for sorrow, protection from the devourer, and significance for an otherwise brief and meaningless existence.

And maybe most dreadful of all, they have no sense of security for what happens after this life is through.

No wonder David puts them in the category of “fool.

My point is not to rail against those who have rejected God. The insecurity of their lives is condemnation enough. The real take-away from this psalm for me is simply to acknowledge how amazing it is to live as if there is a God; to know Jesus Christ as both Lord and Savior; to have the security and joy of a Creator who watches over every second and every detail of my life.

You see, I have a moment-by-moment Source of guidance for my life. I have a Redeemer who rescues me from my sin nature and even trumps my every sin with the grace of forgiveness. I have a Provider who meets my every need according to his unlimited riches. I have a Comforter in times of sorrow, a Protector in times of danger, and a Creator who has created me as his workmanship to do good works which he prepared for me to do long before I was even born.

And best of all, I have the assurance of life after this one is over—and I don’t live with insecurity, fear, or dread about what will happen tomorrow. I am truly blessed!

Yes, the truly blessed have said in their hearts, “There is a God!”