Romans 1:21
because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
Even though God intentionally revealed Himself to mankind in creation and everyone can clearly see Him there (Rom. 1:19, 20), people still do not glorify and honor Him as God. Instead, they choose to give the glory to random chance.
He has blessed us with life, love, children, friendship, pleasure, creativity, beauty, food, and every other good thing. Yet, people are not thankful to Him for His blessings.
Refusing to glorify and thank God for creation people become foolish in their thinking. Rather than acknowledge Him they come up with new explanations of how the universe came into existence. The result is an empty view of life. A life full of futility rather than hope.
The end result of refusing to acknowledge God is a dark heart, an inability to see and understand God in His creation.
