“If any would not work, neither should he eat.”
(2 Thessalonians 3:10)
“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.”
(Genesis 3:19)
Industriousness and faith go hand in hand.
It does not signify, however, that one has real faith in God because he gives up temporal
employment and declares he is going to trust the Lord to meet his needs.
There is a difference between faith and presumption.
Faith acts on the revealed Word of God.
Presumption attempts to harness God to a human program, and the result is inevitable failure.
God has promised to answer the prayer of faith.
He has never promised to gratify the desires of men who do not act according to His Word.
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