Psalm 53
What is the greatest danger that faces our nation today? ISIS, North Korea, Hillary, Trump, our 19 trillion national debt, Zika, gun control, racial strife, or super size soda drinks?
While all of these problems are serious (maybe not the soda), I would suggest these are not the greatest threats to America. The greatest danger is the causal Christian. Casual Christians say they believe in God but live their lives as though He doesn't exist. The causal Christian is not an atheist but he lives like one. The causal Christian professes to believe in the existence of God and His oracles (the Bible) yet he lives life without connecting to either one.
David says this in Psalm 53:1, "The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good."
There is a direct relationship between the existence of God and human morality. A foolish person says there is no God, so therefore, there are no oracles from Him. In such a world there is no absolute revelation. Subsequently, in a world without God, who is to say which values are right and which are wrong? Who is to judge that the values of Adolf Hitler are inferior to those of Mother Theresa? The concept of morality loses all meaning in a universe without God. This means that it is impossible to judge sexual perversion, violence, oppression, or crime as evil. Nor can one praise brotherhood, equality, and love as good. For in a universe without God, good and evil do not exist - there is only the bare, valueless fact of existence. Welcome to the world of Jerry Springer.
We are in a series at Grace called "Becoming World Changers." The way that we can all change the world today is to live as though God is present at each step we take today and to be obedient to His oracles. Many Christians have subtly, almost imperceptibly, embraced a godless lifestyle. The hope of America is the hope found in the revival of His people. If you want to change the world today, believe that God is there and He has given us the oracles for life. Believe these oracles, live the oracles, and share the oracles.
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