| Proclamations of Faith |
Faith vs. Presumption: |
| by David A. DePra |
By definition, I am guilty of presumption when I assume certain |
things are facts -- when God has not told me they are facts. In the |
| final analysis, the cause of presumption is never found anywhere |
| but in my own heart. |
The two things which cause us to presume are pride (self-will) and |
fear: I tend to presume as true what I desire to be true. Or I tend to |
presume what I fear is true. Faith presumes nothing except that |
| God is faithful. |
| Presumption is manifested when I place my confidence in my |
| interpretation of God. It is therefore rooted in faith in myself -- a |
| pride in my ability to figure out God. |
| Faith believes what God has said. But faith also refuses to insist |
| that my interpretation is perfect. By faith I will wait to see how God |
| unfolds the situation. |
God never tells us that we need to know what is going to happen |
before we can trust Him. He tells us to trust that it is sufficient that |
He knows. |
God will let us misinterpret Him and will let us presume falsely. |
It is His way of setting us free unto a walk by faith alone. |