Psalm 14 - fool hearted

To really start to realize how good God is we need to come face-to-face with the fact that we are no good on our own. Yo momma taught you that if you can't say something nice than don't say anything at all. This teaches us to be polite and not get beat up on the playground but it doesn't help the heart issue of not even thinking dreadful things. A fool says in his heart there is no God, perhaps she never verbalizes it out loud with words nor does she even think it in her mind intellectually but our true self in located in our emotional hearts. Our actions reveal our hearts and sometimes we act the fool when we deny God's power with doubt, undermine his authority with rebellion, reject his love by not caring for others, or devaluing his worth by not prioritizing our time and resources for him. What does your heart say about God?

Psalm 14 Questions-

1. What does God see when he looks down at you? Do you seek Him everyday in everything or just when it is scheduled, on a Sunday, or only in troubles?

2. David says "no one does good". Paul in Romans 3:23 says all have fallen short of the glory of God. What do you think? Do you still look at people as good people who do bad things or bad people who can do good things? What makes an action "good", whose standard?

3. Do you consider your goodness a way to earn favor from God?

4. What is the definition of an evil doer from verse 4?

5. In verse 2 God was looking down from heaven at man. In verse 5 He is in the company of the righteous. How does he dwell among man? How can a holy God co-exist with sinful man?

6. Who is the salvation that comes? What fortune does he restore? What treasures do you seek from your relationship with God?