Presumptuous Sin

……. hath God said…..?  (Gen 3:1)

Whenever we reason over what God has already said, it speaks of the condition of our heart that is bent on disobedience given the slightest excuse. Believing God is not to be grappled in the mind but begins in the heart (Rom 10:10). Once we have settled to believe God in our heart, all other affections should become dead. Death is where the voice of the world, sin, evil, etc becomes incoherent but only what God has said becomes clear. Perhaps the reason why the love of God has difficulty to be completed in us (1 John 2:5), is because there is lack of single heartedness toward Jesus Christ.

Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.  (Psa 19:12)

Don’t underestimate the power of the deceitful heart that can lead us to gross error (Jer 17:9). Being presumptuous is to take the position that we have the boldness and ability to take charge. Keep ourselves yoked to Christ in humility and ‘be sober, be vigilant’ (1 Pet 5:8). Don’t put ourselves in the place where there is a room for questioning. If we do, we can become presumptuous and another insidious power dominates us, leaving us unpreserved to the end (Psa 19:13, Prov 30:5).

The Principle of Sin
Oswald Chambers

From the book, "If Thou Wilt be Perfect."

Truth in Acknowledging the Messiah

Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? ….  (1John 2:22)

Fact is a knowing that something exists. Truth is when fact becomes a perpetual reality, transcending the realm of the intellect of the soul, piercing into the spirit of a man. It is the shedding of God’s light at the spirit level that it becomes revelation. It is one thing to intellectually grasp that Jesus is the Christ or Messiah, He is eternal life (1 John 1:2) to all who have the revelation. Truth has a life that brings the things of the Spirit into the soul which is subsequently evident in practice (1 John 1:6).

Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.  (2Ki 18:21)

The very moment we receive the revelation that Jesus is the Messiah, immediately all other forms of salvation or help or deliverance become dead to us. Though there may be temptations to seek others, the Holy Spirit will remind us to run to the God of our Salvation. Any other means would be abominable. There is only One Savior, only One Messiah. Not judging the outcome but faithful to endure regardless of outward circumstances and what our eyes behold. We will find out that Jesus our Messiah is faithful and cannot deny Himself (2 Tim 2:13).If we mentally accept that Jesus is Messiah, and our response shows otherwise, could we be living in a lie?

Natural Outworking

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.  (1Cor 10:31)

The outworking of our faith is from what God has built in not the reverse (Php 2:13). We don’t have to be overly conscious of the outworking, if we are than there is a possibility that we are trying to please God. If we continually abide in Christ we are already in the place of God’s pleasure. It pleases the Father to work into us and out of that building on that foundation (Jude 1:20), which He has laid comes forth actions that will glory God. Often we may not be aware of it because in that abiding in Christ, self consciousness is diminished…’because as He is, so are we in this world’ (1 John 4:17). How else Jesus Christ is leaving His handprints in this crooked and perverse generation unless it’s through the Church, His body.

For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.  (John 12:8)

There is a family that is currently in financial need and the brethren have been sharing their evening meals with them. One day there was a cut in the water supply hence no cooking could have been done that day. The mother was at a lost as to how to supply the family with food and purchasing KFC was the best option at that time. Later that evening the water supply was restored and the mother eventually cooked dinner for her family. Later a message came from the father that KFC was an answer to his children’s request for the week and couldn’t do so due to their financial situation. God had to intervene to shut the water supply in order to answer a child’s request. Who else could have engineered the whole situation? The Father’s heart is toward the poor, the fatherless and the widows. God allows poverty for His body to demonstrate mercy (Mic 6:8), in order to test if indeed we are walking in the Light (1 John 2:10). Don’t consider great exploits if we can’t even fulfill daily needs of others.

Purpose of Anointing

But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, …….., and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.  (1Jn 2:27)

The Apostles looks at it as ability in relationship that brings us into the possibility of abiding in the Son of God, not to be sort after for the purpose of having the ability to perform a task. It is the oneness with Christ that we have His mind to do His task on earth. Simon mistaken the power for outworking, in reality the outworking comes out of our abiding in Christ (Acts 8:18).

.......The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.  (John 5:19)

A servant is not greater than the Master. Jesus preached, performed miracles, gave everlasting life as well as laying down His life was out of His abiding in the Father. If it is for works that we seek anointing we can ask amiss (Jam 4:3), Jesus did because He saw the Father doing. In that stature, the doing will always glorify the Greater. Check our hearts, who is the focus. Do we behold Jesus (John 14:9)? If we do, we will do His greater works (John 14:12).