Don't Be Foolish
The Bible tells us that "the fool has said in his heart there is no God." That is why I say that we are acting foolishly when we act as if there is no God. In order to be foolish, we do not have to deny the existence of God. We just have to live in such a way that we don't fully depend on God and worship Him alone. I am afraid that there are a lot of believers who end up acting foolishly when they think they are right with the Lord. King Asa had been very faithful to God at the beginning of his reign, trusting the Lord to give Judah the victory over a huge enemy army. However, later when the king of Israel decided to attack him, he made an alliance with the king of Aram to protect Judah instead of asking the Lord. (II Chronicles 16:9) Then, Hanani the seer or prophet came to tell Asa that the eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him. Then, he admonished Asa and rebuked him for being foolish in not trus...