I was traveling from my home in northern Indiana to southern Ohio to visit my brother who had recently been released from the hospital. The weather was nasty with an amalgamation of rain, snow and fog. The journey usually takes about four hours. On such journeys, I normally throw the atlas in the passenger seat next to my necessary bag of potato chips. Since I had made the journey on several occasions, I decided I didn’t need it this time.
After negotiating the Muncie bypass, I began to think, “This road doesn’t look familiar.” The next road sign I saw informed me that I was on State road 67 south. I thought to myself, “no big deal; as long as I was traveling south I *supposed* I would eventually run into I-70 which I would then take east into Ohio.” About 40 minutes later, I had to humble myself, and with frustration, admit my *supposition* was wrong. I found a place to turn around, and headed back to the bypass and eventually discovered the exit I had missed. I was glad the weather was bad because that gave me an “excuse” for missing the exit. However, excuse or not, I was still lost and had to turn around and go back. My supposition was wrong; it lead me astray, and caused me to be lost.
Samson lived a dangerous life with his on-again, off-again commitment to God’s Word. But then there came a time when he purposely flirted with a life threatening situation *supposing* that God would deliver him again, just like many times before (Judges 16:20). He was wrong. He lost his eyes and his freedom.
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I wonder how many are traveling through life relying on *suppositions.* ‘Supposing’ their relationship with God at least meets the minimum requirements to bust through those “pearly gates.” ‘Supposing’ they know enough to go to Heaven even though they almost never study the Bible. ‘Supposing’ God will overlook their pet sins even though they never repent of them. ‘Supposing’ God is please with them even though their worship is based on convenience. ‘Supposing’ they are saved just because they finally found a preacher who said they would be saved. ‘Supposing’ they can be saved before they are buried with Christ in baptism. ‘Supposing’ they are saved even though they make up their own rules for living. And, ‘supposing’ they have a good excuse for not doing these things! Like my road trip, I had a great excuse for being lost — but I was still lost. Don’t rely on suppositions, get it in writing – – Study your Bible.
–Toby Miller
