Mar 2 - Folly

Read Psalm 14

Context: Written by David, this psalm is a testimony to the folly of evil men (NIV Study Bible)

Text:
1 The fool [a] says in his heart,
"There is no God."
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
there is no one who does good.
2 The LORD looks down from heaven
on the sons of men
to see if there are any who understand,
any who seek God.
3 All have turned aside,
they have together become corrupt;
there is no one who does good,
not even one.
4 Will evildoers never learn—
those who devour my people as men eat bread
and who do not call on the LORD ?
5 There they are, overwhelmed with dread,
for God is present in the company of the righteous.
6 You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,
but the LORD is their refuge.
7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!
When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people,
let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
Footnotes:
Psalm 14:1 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Psalms denote one who is morally deficient.
taken from www.biblegateway.com

As I watch the folly over the burial and funeral of Anna Nicole Smith, it is hard not to think of the foolishness of this world. I have no idea about the condition of her heart upon death, but based on the life she led in public it would be easy to surmise that she was not following Jesus. People are spending an inordinate amount of time trying to figure out where to bury her dead body, but I have yet to hear a moment's concern about her soul.

Our society gets so wrapped up in appearance and celebrity in this world that we forget to look at the eternal picture. I wish that Anna were able to show us what is on the other side...regardless of where she ended up. Maybe a view of eternity in heaven OR hell would cause the tabloids to reconsider what they think is important.