Today is affectionately referred to as April Fools’ Day. It is a day we typically carve out to play practical jokes on one another.

But in the Bible, a fool is someone who lives life without a conscious thought about God. The Scripture says: Psalm 14:1 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”

God is saying that it is foolish for anyone to claim that there is no God while they  depend on Him for everything.  We did not make ourselves and we do not sustain ourselves. We had no control over our birth, and in most respects will have little control over our death. We live a short life here on earth, completely dependent upon our gracious God for the impartation, sustainment and enjoyment of life.

To say there is no God is like the man swimming underwater pulling out the oxygen tubes from his face mask, and gasping for air, to assert, “I don’t need these tubes!”

This is ridiculous, it is foolish! For no man underwater would be so foolish as to say he is not dependent upon oxygen for life.

But what about the person who says he believes in God, but lives like there isn’t a God?  He is a ‘practical atheist’ or a ‘Christian Atheist.’  Craig Groeschel has written a great book about those who believe in God, but whose lives don’t reflect who He really is. It is called, The Christian Atheist: Believing in God but Living As If He Doesn’t Exist.

We are Christian atheists when we know God answers prayer, but we don’t pray.  Or we know God cares about us, but we still worry. A Christian atheist is one who puts their whole faith in God but still lives as if everything was up to them.

My desire is that my life reflects that I believe God.  I hope it is your prayer. Let’s live today so no one thinks we are an ‘April Fool.’