For God’s wrath is revealed from heaven against all godlessness and unrighteousness of people who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth, since what can be known about God is evident among them, because God has shown it to them. For His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen since the creation of the world, being understood through what He has made. Romans 1:18-21 HCSB
What our life on earth really boils down to is one simple question: “Do you believe?” Many people claim to believe in Jesus Christ. Many people claim to believe in God the Father and the Holy Trinity.
Psalm 14:1 says, “The fool says in his heart, ‘God does not exist.’ They are corrupt; they do vile deeds. There is no one who does good.”
I will admit it’s a lot to believe. We must believe God exists in three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We must believe God is eternal with no beginning and no end. We must believe God created the world in 6 days. We must believe the Son left His throne in heaven to come to earth, being born of a virgin. We must believe that He lived a perfect, sin-free existence here on earth. We must believe He performed many miracles. We must believe He was falsely accused, tortured, crucified, and buried, and rose from the dead. We must believe He did this willingly to save sinners from their sins. It’s a lot to believe.
Our Scripture passage tells us, however, that what can be known about God is evident. It tells us His invisible attributes have been clearly seen since the creation of the world.
How do we know God exists? When my six-year-old niece had to memorize Psalm 14 for her Bible class, she was amazed that there were people who didn’t believe in God. She said all they had to do was look around them at the trees and the sky. Look at the stars, the moon, and the sun. Perhaps this is why God tells us to become like children. If it’s that simple for a six-year-old, how is it so difficult for us to believe?
Now, maybe you are reading this thinking I’m preaching to the choir. Maybe you are a church attending, Bible carrying believer. This is great. The next question would be: “Does your daily life reflect your belief?” Do you live it out during the week? Does your Sunday match your Monday through Saturday?
It’s easy to say we believe, but it’s a whole other ball game to live like we do. When we truly believe, we fear the living God. This doesn’t mean we are terrified of Him; it means we stand in awe at His power. We are reverent to Him. We choose not to take His name in vain, and we honor Him in the things we say and do.
When we don’t live in this way, we suppress the truth. Our Scripture passage says that living a godless and unrighteous life suppresses the truth. Sadly, many who consider themselves to be godly and righteous aren’t. We are told God’s wrath is revealed against them from heaven. The last thing you ever want to happen to you is to have God’s wrath revealed against you.
Today, we live in a society where religion is whatever you want it to be. People look to the churches for entertainment and not for the truth. We were warned in 2 Timothy 4:3 that there would come a time when people would not tolerate sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, would multiply teachers for themselves. People are looking for pastors who tell them it’s okay to sin. They want to hear that a loving God would never condemn anyone to hell. These are lies from hell, my friend; do not believe them.
The truth is, we serve a living God who provided a way of salvation to a sinful world through His Son’s death on a cross. Never suppress that truth, your life and the lives of those you love depend on it.
Have a great day!