{"id":912,"date":"2023-05-09T12:08:56","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T12:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deadmannotwalking.org\/?p=912"},"modified":"2023-05-09T12:09:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T12:09:01","slug":"folly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deadmannotwalking.org\/?p=912","title":{"rendered":"Folly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The fool has said in his heart, \u201cThere is no God.\u201d\u00a0They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds;\u00a0there is no one who does good.\u00a0The LORD\u00a0has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men\u00a0to see if there are any who understand,\u00a0who seek after God.\u00a0They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt;\u00a0there is no one who does good, not even one\u00a0. . .\u00a0Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!\u00a0When the LORD\u00a0restores His captive people.\u00a0Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.\u00a0 (Psalm 14:1-3, 7, NASB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>King David wrote Psalm 14, &#8220;Folly and Wickedness of Men.&#8221;&nbsp; Like the Apostle Paul in the book of Romans, David tells of the sin nature of all mankind.&nbsp; We&#8217;re basically all sinners, and we all need redemption.&nbsp; We all need reconciliation with God.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bible passage above is my highlights from Psalm 14.&nbsp; David lays it out from the beginning:&nbsp; We&#8217;re all wicked, and we don&#8217;t measure up to God&#8217;s standards.&nbsp; &#8220;There is no one who does good, not even one.&#8221;&nbsp; What are we to do to reconcile with the Creator of the universe?&nbsp; David laments, &#8220;Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!&nbsp;When the LORD&nbsp;restores His captive people.&nbsp;Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/8BjlEar07AHEVIQ1zbU6ib2j4Sok6KFYBnR5sJaca8zqT4Oh8wDo1gkzSLc8ulk9eNIz0A=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/biblepic.com\/50\/14083.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Psalm\u00a014:2 image.\u00a0 Found at Bible Hub,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/biblepic.com\/50\/psalms_14-2.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/biblepic.com\/50\/psalms_14-2.htm<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>King David&#8217;s descendant, Jesus Christ, WAS the Salvation of Israel.&nbsp; Jesus was to indeed come out of Zion.&nbsp; The Lord Jesus restored the captive people, and He still does so today.&nbsp; As for &#8220;Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad,&#8221; that remains for a day in the future.&nbsp; Israel rejected our Lord, and crucified Him because they didn&#8217;t understand just Who He was.&nbsp; But David&#8217;s prophecy will come true one day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>King David understood how wicked people were and are.\u00a0 He also understood that God is the One Who provides salvation.\u00a0 David predicted that God would send a Savior someday Who would deliver His people, and that&#8217;s just what happened!\u00a0 Do you know Him?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Psalm 14 Song &#039;The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of men&#039; #PsalmHymns #ChristianMusic\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QP4pD3Wdr4Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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