PRESUMPTION: The Great Lie! PRAYER: Lord, Please Grant Us Sin Relief!

... There Is A Level Of Presumption
In The Heart Of Every Man
To Go Where The Living God Sends Not
To Try To Usurp The Divine Plan!

Presumption Is One Of The Great Lies
Calling One To Override Almighty God's Authority
Calling One To Bait The Lord Of Life
To See If Finite Man
- By Dint Of Will -
Will
- With Disobedience -
Gain The Obedient Man's Crown
AndLive With The Unchanging God
In Peace
For Eternity!

What Stands Out For Me
Is

1. The Obvious Lie
2. The Thought Of Overriding The Unchanging God Will
3. The Fallacy Of Finite Man Baiting The Eternal, And
4. The Idea Of The Disobedient Man Getting The Obedient Man's Crown!

Point Taken! 

If Man, A Created And Dying Creature
Can Override The Will Of The Eternal Unchanging God
Then
The Lie Is That There Actually Is
The Eternal
Omnipotent
Omniscient
Omnipresent
Omnipathic God!

Indeed!
Man ... Fallen, Dying
Would Be
God ... Standing Lying!

This Is Presumption ...

• Aaron's Sons With Strange Fire On The Altar Of God
• Korah And The Princes Challenging Moses' God-Given Authority
• Achan Covetously Stealing Banned Treasure
• Samson Indulging With Idolatrous Philistine Women
• King Saul's Many Bold And Defiant Disobediences
• King David With Uriah's Wife And Then Committing Murder

What Was The Result Of These Trips Into Presumption?!

In All Cases

Somebody Lost Their Life!

In King David's Case

Two Innocent Persons Lost Their Lives!

So What Saved King David?!

What Made Him Different?!

Of Note

There Is A Pattern Of Behavior

In The Others 

That Was Not Present In King David

And

He, Sorrowing

Immediately Acknowledged His Wrong-Doing

His Sin 

Against The Holy God

And

He Wholeheartedly Repented

- In Abject Humility -

When He Was Shown His Sin!

But What About Samson?!

Samson Repented

And

He Asked The Lord

To Give Him Recompense

Against The Philistines

For His Two Eyes ...!

... And He Died With Them!

Let's Get One Thing Straight!

Presumption

- Presumptuous Sin -

Is 

Never A Good Idea!

True!

But What About

What About It?!

Isn't That Protection No Matter What?!

I Am Sure That You Know Better

Than To Say That!

Why?! 

I Don't Understand!

Rainey, That Is A Promise For 

The Obedient Child Of God!

Satan Tried To Use That Promise Against The Savior

Calling Him To Indulge Himself In Sin ... For Bodily Comfort!

The Savior's Response Was:

Thou Shalt Not Tempt The Lord Thy God!

AMEN!!!!

But What About

Rayshon,

That Is Another Misapplication Of Living Truth!

How Are We To Look At God's Commandments?!

With The View

The Mindfulness

The Heart

Toward Always Obeying Them!

With That In Mind

How Does Willful Thievery, Covetousness

Idolatry, Making A False Oath

Committing Murder

Taking The Lord's Name In Vain

And

Flagrant Disobedience

Comport With Strict Obedience

To The Will Of God?!

They Don't!

But ...?!

No Butting!

You're Not A Goat

So Don't Disobey

Just Because You Can!

You'll Be Playing Satan's Game

And

You Will Not Win!

Satan Lost His Gamble Against Almighty God

So What Makes You Think

That You Will Win Yours?!

I'm Just Human, You Know!

Is That Supposed To Be Your Grand Excuse!?!

Well ...

Let Me Make This Plain ...

Your Being Human Is No Excuse For Disobedience!

Your Being Human Is No Reason To Tempt The Lord!

Your Being Human Makes You Important 

In The Eyes Of Your Creator

And

You, Being Human

Should Seek ... Avidly

To Do All That He Commands!

That's A Tall Order!

We've Got A Tall And Living God

So What's Your Point!?!

The Almighty God

Is

Willing To Work With Us In Our Frailty

So The Least We Can Do

Is

Endeavor To Work With The Almighty God!

Seek After The AlmightyGod And His Righteousness

And

All His Good Things Will Be Added Unto You!

He Makes The Way Plain!

His Truth Is Light!

He Feeds His People

And

He Gives Unto Them 

His Holy Eyesight!

Bottom Line ...

No Christian Called

No Converted Christian

Has Any Excuse

To Indulge In The Sin Of Presumption!

Because?!

Other Than It Being Inherently Wrong

It Is Because 

Tomorrow Is Not Promised 

To Any Man

And

Because The Very Day 

In Which You Commit Your Presumptuous Sin

May Well Be The Very Day

That You Die ... In Sin!

There Is No Repentance In Death!

Brethren,

Please Let A Word To The Wise

Be Sufficient!

Do Not Follow The Multitude To Do Evil!

AMEN!!!!

So Simple ...!

... But So Profound!

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father,

Please Hear Our Prayer!

Let Not Presumptuous Sin

Have Dominion Over Us Today

Nor Any Other Day!

Please Help Us To Be Faithful

Obedient

Honest And True

For

It Is Our Heart's Desire

To Live Forever

In Eternity With You!

Please Help Us, Lord

To Guard Our Hearts

And

Let Not The Issues Of Life

Cause Us

From The Way Of Truth

To Depart!

Lead Us, Lord

And

Help Us To Walk Wise

But Never In Our Own Eyes

And

Please Help Us

Not To Fall For The Sophistries

Of The One Who

Our Planned Destruction

Will Inordinately Delight!

Grant Us Your Grace!

Bless Us With Your Mercy!

Rest Us In Your Peace

And

Grant Us Sin Relief!

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

We Humbly Pray And Plead!

We Love You, Lord!

AMEN.