The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." Psalm 53:1
Lefkos Hajji is a man in love. Last week he decided to pop the marriage question
to his girlfriend in a way she would never forget.
She won't.
Lefkos had his twelve thousand dollar diamond engagement ring placed into a
helium-filled balloon. He planned to give his girl the balloon along with a pin
to pop it. Then, when she picked up the ring from the popped balloon, he would
pop the question.
Lefkos' plan was great; his execution, on the other hand, was a disaster. As he
left the shop where he had the balloon filled with air, a gust of wind took it
out of his hand. The balloon, along with the diamond ring, sailed away.
Lefkos, who lives in London said, "I couldn't believe it. I just watched as it
went further and further into the air. It cost a fortune and I knew my
girlfriend would kill me." The frustrated suitor jumped into his car and
followed the balloon for two hours before balloon and ring sailed out of sight.
The story carried in the Telegraph reported Lefkos hopes someone will return the
ring. I really hope that will happen, but I fear Lefkos will get that ring back
at just about the same time his angry girlfriend starts speaking to him again.
You know, all of us do foolish things. True, we may not put a diamond ring in a
helium-filled balloon, but we still manage to do our own foolish acts. But of
all the foolish things we can do, Scripture is clear, nothing is MORE foolish
than refusing to believe in God.
Christians believe there is a God because the heavens show us His handiwork. We
believe in God because knowledge of His existence is written in our hearts. Most
of all we believe there is a God because we have seen Him. We have seen His Son
born in Bethlehem and crucified on Calvary's cross. We have stood before Jesus'
empty tomb and, by God's grace, joined with Thomas in saying, "My Lord and my
God."
Now the odds are, if you're like me, before today is over you will have done
something very foolish. If that happens, won't you say a short thanksgiving
prayer that the Lord has given you a faith that keeps you from making the most
foolish mistake of all?
THE PRAYER: Dear Lord Jesus, may my foolish mistakes be small ones, and may they
be mistakes not sins. Keep me in the faith, and bring others who say, "There is
no God" to a wonderful trust in You. In Your Name. Amen.
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