FAITH OR PRESUMPTION?

I AM removing presumption from my church so that true faith can flourish.  Much of what you have called “faith” is actually “presumption”.

Presumption acts on a faulty premise that the absence of resistance is agreement.  It takes unwarrantable and inappropriate boldness with My authority in matters that do not bear relevance to My purposes in the situation at hand.  Presumption can be a sin of commission (willfully rebelling against My revealed word) or of omission (not humbling yourselves to seek Me on the matter before acting).  Both are rooted in the pride of taking something upon oneself without right or permission.  Many are led by the dictates of their own hearts without understanding their secret faults.  Past experiences can bolster presumptuous acts of boldness falsely called acts of “faith”.  Moses at one time was told to strike the rock and water came forth. In a similar situation he was told to SPEAK to the rock, but presumed to do it the way that he had known in the past. Presumption mishandles My Word by assuming as true something that has not been proven as true for that particular matter at hand by the One Who is Truth.  Presumption is seed that is born of the flesh, empowered by the flesh, and produces fruit of the flesh leading to death.

Faith is seed that is born of the Spirit, empowered by the Spirit, and produces fruit of the Spirit leading to life. It is always initiated by Me, directed towards Me, and submitted to My revealed will and purpose in any particular situation.  It takes its purpose from Me, is positioned under My authority as Lord, and empowered by My Spirit of Grace in every situation.  Faith requires a continual seeking of Me, the One Who is the LIVING Word.  It is in seeking Me by faith that you will find the Way, Truth, and Life of a matter.  “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” 

Psalm 19:12-14; Exodus 17:6; Numbers 20:11; Luke 11:9