The fool is not necessarily a professed atheist, but one who does not believe that there is good and evil, truth or falsehood. Rather, they are those who live by their own selfish greed and desires and don’t want any accountability for their actions. They believe that “might is right”. They devour people with no empathy to fill their own stomachs. Yet they live in constant dread of losing what they think makes their life worth living.
Those who seek God are those who seek truth, beauty, and goodness and strive to set their minds on such things. God brings justice and salvation to those who earnestly seek him.
Even though we live in a world where everyone seems to only live for themselves, may we find peace and salvation in trusting that only what God gives cannot be lost.
Jul 12, 2026
ARE THERE ANY WHO SEEK GOD?
Passage: bible.psalm 53:1-6
Key verse: 2
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chapter 53
1. [For the director of music. According to mahalath. A maskil of David.] 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.
2. God looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.
3. Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
4. Do all these evildoers know nothing? They devour my people as though eating bread; they never call on God.
5. But there they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to dread. God scattered the bones of those who attacked you; you put them to shame, for God despised them.
6. Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When God restores his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
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Prayer: Lord, there is so much that is wrong with the world today, help us to seek you and restore what has been broken.
One Word: God restores his people