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Psalm 53 (ESV)

¹ The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity;
there is none who does good.

² God looks down from heaven
on the children of man
to see if there are any who understand,
who seek after God.

³ They have all fallen away;
together they have become corrupt;
there is none who does good,
not even one.

⁴ Have those who work evil no knowledge,
who eat up my people as they eat bread,
and do not call upon God?

⁵ There they are, in great terror,
where there is no terror!
For God scatters the bones of him who encamps against you;
you put them to shame, for God has rejected them.

⁶ Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When God restores the fortunes of his people,
let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.

 

REFLECTION:

1. Silence – Read/Listen – Meditate – Pray – Contemplate
2. What is the word or phrase that touches you today as you read and meditate on this passage?
3. We often think: “Do good and prosper, ignore God and fail.” But this often doesn’t work, and we wonder why good things happen to bad people. The psalmist says not to worry about it. God will take care of them soon enough.
4. What do you secretly want to see happen to those who do evil and enjoy momentary success? How would their success and your reaction to it make you feel about God, about yourself and those people? Are you focused on success here in this world, or on storing up treasures in heaven?
5. Talk with God and tell Him your emotions right now. Then listen to God’s response.

PRAYER:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what He wants to tell you.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in your spiritual journal.

 

HYMN:

There Is No God – www.youtube.com/watch?v=JirsdJnOqUo