Quote for the Day 31Jan2014

God never promised you a rose garden but He will stand with you on your battlefield, take you through your storm and turn your seasons of adversity into seasons of growth. - Bob Gass

Quote for the Day 30Jan2014

He who sees the truth, let him proclaim it, without asking who is for it or who is against it. - Henry George

Quote for the Day 29Jan2014

We must mirror God's love in the midst of a world full of hatred. We are the mirrors of God's love, so we may show Jesus by our lives. - Corrie ten Boom

Quote for the Day 28Jan2014

You cannot hang out with negative people and expect to live a positive life. - Joel Osteen

Quote for the Day 27Jan2014

God created me - and you - to live with a single, all-embracing, all-transforming passion - namely, a passion to glorify God by enjoying and displaying his supreme excellence in all the spheres of life. - John Piper

Quote for the Day 26Jan2014

Does your life portray the existence of God? Fools may say that there is no God, but is your life demonstrating that there is God? Do not be a fool! - Bayo Afolaranmi

DO NOT BE A FOOL!

Dearly Beloved, DO NOT BE A FOOL! “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” (Psalm 14:1 NKJV). There are some people who do not believe in the existence of God. They say there is no God. They are called atheists. The psalmist simply called such people fools. However, the psalmist’s explanation reveals that not only self-proclaimed atheists are making such claim that there is no God, even people that believe in the existence of God, but who are evildoers are as fools as atheists. These second set of people are “practical atheists” who live their lives as if there is no God. They are morally corrupt and they do not glorify God with their lives. The Lord observes from heaven that almost all the human race is in this category (see verses 2-3). It is unfortunate that many professed Christians today are worse than these atheists and unbelievers. The words and actions of these professed Christians do not portray them as children of God. They do not reflect the light of God to the dark and corrupt world. This has made many people to doubt their Christianity and the existence of God they claim they are representing. One may wonder who are more foolish: the people that openly admit that there is no God or professed Christians that are not glorifying God through their words and actions. They can only fool themselves and other people. They cannot fool God. Apostle Paul said, “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life” (Galatians 6:7-8 NKJV). Are you such a Christian? Can God depend on you? Does your life portray the existence of God? Fools may say that there is no God, but is your life demonstrating that there is God? The hymn writer, B.B. McKinney, admonished, “Let others see Jesus in you, Let others see Jesus in you; Keep telling the story, be faithful and true, Let others see Jesus in you.” Do not be a fool! In His service, Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor).