Folly

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds; there is no one who does good. The LORD has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one . . . Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people. Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.  (Psalm 14:1-3, 7, NASB)

King David wrote Psalm 14, “Folly and Wickedness of Men.”  Like the Apostle Paul in the book of Romans, David tells of the sin nature of all mankind.  We’re basically all sinners, and we all need redemption.  We all need reconciliation with God. 

The Bible passage above is my highlights from Psalm 14.  David lays it out from the beginning:  We’re all wicked, and we don’t measure up to God’s standards.  “There is no one who does good, not even one.”  What are we to do to reconcile with the Creator of the universe?  David laments, “Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people. Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.”

King David’s descendant, Jesus Christ, WAS the Salvation of Israel.  Jesus was to indeed come out of Zion.  The Lord Jesus restored the captive people, and He still does so today.  As for “Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad,” that remains for a day in the future.  Israel rejected our Lord, and crucified Him because they didn’t understand just Who He was.  But David’s prophecy will come true one day. 

King David understood how wicked people were and are.  He also understood that God is the One Who provides salvation.  David predicted that God would send a Savior someday Who would deliver His people, and that’s just what happened!  Do you know Him?