Marsha's Musings:Are There Good People or Are They All Bad? It's a Matter of Perspective.

Psalm 14 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are
corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. 2 The
LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any
that did understand, and seek God. 3 They are all gone aside, they are all
together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

I read Psalm 14 in my daily devotions today. Do you have some verses in the Bible that just don't make sense to you? These verses never used to make sense to me. I thought how can this be true? There are good people in the world. There are people who are kind, loving, giving and unselfish. Aren't these good people?

I learned something. When I compare people with people....yes, it seems there are good people in the world. But when I compare people with God's holiness that is a different story. Compared to God's holiness all of man's goodness and righteousness are like filthy rags. Seen in that light, I understand what the Psalmist is saying.