Presumptuous Sin

I greet you in Jesus' precious name! It is Sunday morning the 15th of January, 2023. And this is your friend Angus Buchan with a thought for today. We start with Psalm 19:13:

“Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins; Let them not have dominion over me.”

And then we go straight to Romans 6, and I'm reading verse 14:

“For Sin Shall not have dominion over you…”

Now presumptuous sin means failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.

“Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” 
James 4:7

You see, the temptation is not a sin. No, no - Jesus was tempted by the devil in the wilderness, but he did not succumb to the temptation. It's when we yield to temptation - that is sin. Remember King David, when he went out onto his veranda in the cool of the evening and he looked first and saw Bathsheba, a very beautiful woman bathing? He should have walked away, but he didn't. He looked at her a second time. The first time was temptation, the second time was lust and he fell badly. Hudson Taylor, that wonderful man of God who took the Gospel to China and started the China Inland Mission, asked a Chinese convert how it was going with him. He said, “It's like there are two dogs in my stomach an evil one and a good one.” And the man of God said, “Well, which one is winning?” “Oh”, he said, “the one that I feed the most.” 

I want to say to you today, resist the devil, flee from him. Do not play the fool and the Lord Jesus Christ will be your strength and prevent you from presumptuous sin. 

Have a wonderful Sunday.
Jesus bless you and goodbye.