Psalm 14:1 (NIV)
The fool says in his heart,
“There is no
God.”
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
there is no one
who does good.
There have been many practical jokes pulled on folks in
recognition of this day. In 2005, the media reported that NASA had discovered
water on Mars, and had actual pictures on the official NASA website. Those who
went to the NASA website to check it out, found a picture of a glass of water
sitting on a Mars candy bar.
On April Fools Day in 1996, Taco Bell announced that they
had purchased the Liberty Bell, and that they would be renaming it the Taco
Liberty Bell. Man, people were calling the national parks department, all in an
uproar. Later in the Day, the press secretary for the white house announced
that they would also be selling the Lincoln Memorial and renaming it the Ford
Lincoln Mercury Memorial.
The April 1985 edition of Sports Illustrated reported that
there was a new rookie signed up to play for the Mets. This rookie, named Sidd
Finch, supposedly trained by Buddhist monks, was said to have a 168 MPH
fastball that he delivered with pinpoint accuracy. Mets fans rejoiced until
they found out it was an April Fools joke.
1998 Burger King published a full page advertisement in
an American newspaper announcing the introduction of a new item to their menu:
a "Left-Handed Whopper" especially designed for the 32 million
left-handed Americans. According to the advertisement, the new whopper included
the same ingredients as the original Whopper (lettuce, tomato, hamburger,
etc.), but all the items were rotated 180 degrees for the benefit of their
left-handed customers. The next day, Burger King issued a follow-up.
The follow-up press release said that although the
Left-Handed Whopper was a hoax, thousands of customers had gone into
restaurants to request the new sandwich. Simultaneously, according to the press
release, "many others [had] requested their own 'right handed'
version."
Probably the best April Fools joke ever reported was when
the BBC news program “Panorama” reported in 1957 that due to a very mild winter
and the virtual elimination of the dreaded spaghetti weevil, Swiss farmers were
enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop. Many people called in wanting to know how to
grow their own spaghetti tree.
Psalm 14:1
The fool has said in his heart, "There is no
God."
The most foolish thing anyone can do is fail to believe
in God.
The fool believes that good people go to heaven.
The fool believes going to church isn't important.
The fool believes you can ignore what the Bible says
about sin.
The fool believes there are errors in the Bible.
The fool believes there is no place called hell.
The fool chooses to neglect salvation that comes only
through faith in Jesus.
Let’s make it our goal to share the good news of Jesus to
those around us. Let’s be bold so we can show the truth to the foolish.
Dear Lord, thanks for giving us the wisdom so that we can
make wise decisions rather than foolish ones. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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