Faith Versus Presumption -
by Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
The Word of God declares in Hebrews 11:6 that “without faith it is impossible to please Him”.
There is nothing that will haunt a man like the fear that God may be
displeased with him, nor any joy comparable to the assurance that He is
pleased. It is foolish, however, to suppose that we can please God
with the things we think He desires. We must give Him what He says He
desires. Thank God, it is not difficult to determine this, for He tells
us again and again in His Word that it is faith He desires most of
all. He wants us to trust Him, to take Him at His Word.
The Bible tells us at length how God loved us in spite of our sin and
gave His blessed Son to die on Calvary’s tree to clear our title to
heaven, but alas, instead of taking Him at His Word, thousands turn
away from His gracious offer, “going about to establish their own
righteousness” (Rom.10:3).
They do “good works” and make great sacrifices, thinking that a God of
love will surely accept their efforts and overlook their sins. But
this is presumption, not faith. How can a just God overlook sin? We
should thank Him that in His matchless love He himself paid for our
sins so that we might be free, and that salvation is “the gift of God”,
obtained by faith alone.
Cain presumed that God would accept his attractive sacrifice instead
of the prescribed one, but God refused both him and his offering.
Pharaoh presumed that he could take his armies through the Red Sea as
Moses had done, but he perished in the sea for presuming on God.
Naaman, the leper, refused God’s way of cleansing, saying, “I
thought…”, but the great general remained a leper until he took God at
His Word. Will you take God at His Word and trust Christ as your
Saviour?
Les Feldick Ministries
30706 W. Lona Valley Rd.
Kinta, OK 74552
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