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).