Godlessness

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. (Psa 14:1)

The simplistic view of Godlessness is to express that this is confined to heathens. The Psalmist is saying that those who speak thus in their heart is a foolish. We can defend the existence of God through speech and writing, but in our heart?

What our heart says proclaims the existence of God or not by external expression. Our heart can deny God’s existence when our speech is crude, full of curses, unbelief and all that is negative, as though God will not judge our mouth. We say that there is no God in our heart by our private vile thoughts and actions, as long as we are not caught and exposed in public. We deny God’s being in our heart when we are bitter, unthankful and behave as though God and the world owe us a living.

The fruit of being a heathen in our heart is demonstrated in our corruptible fruit that cause moral revulsion. The speaking of our heart shows how much we revere God and His existence. Fear God, it’s the beginning of our journey in divine wisdom and true knowledge.