Psalm 14

"The Lord looks down from heaven

on the entire human race; 

he looks to see if anyone is truly wise,

if anyone seeks God." 

Psalm 14:2

This Palm starts off "Only fools say in their hearts, "There is no God".   There are quite a few people that claim that they don't believe that there is a God, there rational is usually that if there is a God he would of done a great miracle, he wouldn't let evil into the world, and religion has brought so much violence in the world.   Of course these claims are based on ignorance because even if God did provide a great miracle, chances are that we'd forget about it, and make another excuse that there is no God.   There are disasters in the world and evil, out of our own doing really ... humanity has the potential to solve the hunger issues, and social issues, but so many people have their own agendas that nothing gets done.   Evil was brought on by freewill, first Adam's choice to do what he knew was wrong, and lets face it, even if didn't take the fruit, someone else would of.   God's grace gave us a way out of the bondage of sin, through His Son.

As of religions of the world, and their battles, humanity has a tendency to take what is meant to be pure, and twist it to meet their own political agendas.   But then again, we just have to look at the atrocities of Hitler, Stalin, and others in history to find examples of Atheistic leadership.

Some people who were Christians at one time and have turned their back on their faith, usually have a) done something they knew was wrong and refuse to turn their back on their sin  b) have issues of unforgiveness and bitterness that have festered in their hearts  c) Allowed so much of the world to corrupt their hearts, that they can't see God and his work.

Of course these are generalizations, but the Psalm tells of wisdom of those who seek God.   The wisdom of the world does not line up to the wisdom of God.   The world sees things as they want to see ... the vision is narrow, and can only see one thing at a time.   When we seek God, when we strive after what He wants in our lives, we are putting our faith in a being that transcends time, and who is .... in fact truth.   John 8:32 speaks of a truth that sets us free, truth in Christ.   That is why the truly wise seek God, because God is truth.   Outside of God we can only trust in human wisdom and understanding.

So the challenge today is for us to embrace the truth of God, don't trade that in for the foolishness of God.   Seek God, seek him in everything you do.   Yes we struggle, yes we have 'off days', but trust in God, in his truth in your life, and that's the first step in wisdom, and in a life that is separate from the world.