Sermon on the Mount Fool
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shows that calling another man a fool endangers our eternal destiny. “But whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of hell fire” (Matt. 5:22). However, God, who knows the heats of all men, often looks at certain men and their actions and calls them fools. It is life changing to see those whom God describes as fools.
David said, “The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God’” (Psa. 14:1; 53:1). He does not have to verbally say this. When a man’s heart arrives at this conclusion, every choice he makes is based on his view of this being a “Godless” world. Look at where our nation is headed, and you will see the fruit of a nation whose heart is forgetting God.
Why is he a fool? Simply because he ignores the evidence all around him that God exists. There is no place on this earth where the heavens fail in declaring His glory and showing His handiwork (Psa. 19:1). Look at how the English Standard Version affirms this. “There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heart. Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world” (Psa. 19:3-4 ESV). That voice says, “God is!” That evidence has existed since the creation of the world, and it proclaims His eternal power. It is so strong that it leaves those who deny His existence and describes them as being “without excuse” (Rom. 1:20). Imagine the hopelessness of this man standing before God at the final judgment!
God described the downward path which led the pagan world as it ignored this evidence of His existence and removed themselves so far from God. “Although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened” (Rom. 1:21). When fools rob God of His glory and cease to be thankful the downward journey has begun. It is so true that their lives are lived in darkness. The passage continues, “Professing to be wise they became fools.”
Now think about how these words describe what is happening right now in America. It has become so foolish that it cannot determine if one is male or female. Our educational system no longer emphasizes the three R’s and focuses on brainwashing young children. In the first year of school a child is confused by such foolish ideas. We once affirmed that we desired to be “one nation under God,” but such is no longer the case. We have seemingly become a nation that desires to be “one nation out from under God.”
More next week. Not looking outward but looking inward. Does God see us as fools?