The Real April "Fool"

April Fool's Day has a very interesting and colorful history. It is a day in which people play pranks on other people in order to try and "fool" them. One prime example, is fooling people into believing that their shoes are untied, or a piece of their clothing is undone.

However, the real April "fool" is the one who says in his heart [mind], "There is no God" (Psalm 14:1; Psalm 53:1) and believes it to be true (Proverbs 16:25).

It's interesting to note that in both Psalm 14:1 and Psalm 53:1, we find the word "corrupt." This word in the original Hebrew means "to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay."

The cause of a person having this "corrupt" mindset is found in Psalm 10:4 KJV:

"The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts "(marginal reading: "all his thoughts are, There is no God").

Thus, the cause of the "fool's" mindset, is the sin of pride. Deep down inside his soul, he "knows" there is a God, but his pride causes him to believe a lie instead (Romans 1:19-25; cf. Isaiah 44:9-20; Jeremiah 10:14-15).

Dear reader, let us never be a "fool" (April or otherwise), being blinded to God's truth by the sin of pride (2 Corinthians 4:1-4).

Rather, let us be "wise" in allowing the "light" of God's word (Psalm 119:105; Proverbs 6:23) to "shine in our hearts" in order to "give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ" (2 Corinthians 4:6; cf. 1 Peter 2:9).

—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets