Assumptions Are Often Wrong

-July 21, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Monday,

“For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesians with him in the city and supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.”

(Acts 21:29).

Assumptions are often wrong and can lead to many problems, as was the case with the Jews in Jerusalem. Just because Paul was seen in town with a Gentile, they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple, defiling it.

The whole city was disturbed and they started beat Paul and would have killed him had the Commander of the Roman troops not stepped in and stopped it. They bound Paul to examine Paul and find out what was going on to cause such a violent riot.

The word assume is defined as, “suppose to be the case without proof.” Both the Jews and Romans made this mistake. It can have disastrous consequences. All the evidence must be weighed, analyzed, and examined.

There many wrong assumptions in the Bible. Issac assumed that the one who brought his favorite food was Esau not Jacob; the Medes assumed that Daniel would be crushed to death by lions; the Jews and the Romans assumed that Jesus could never rise from the dead; those who stoned Paul assumed that he was dead; the Syrians assumed that King Jehoshaphat was the king of Israel whom they were to only fight against because Ahab took off his royal robe and Jehoshaphat was still wearing his.

Gamblers assume they are going to win, sports fans assume their team will be victorious, and everyone assumes the car will start and get them to their destination safely and in time. This why we often take so many things for granted.

We as believers today need to be careful not to assume. It can hurt others and even ourselves. We should always hear both sides of a story before coming to a conclusion. Proverbs 18:17 says, “The first one who pleads his cause seems right, until his neighbor examines him.”

Have a blessed day being aware of the danger of assumptions. Stay safe and healthy.

Assumptions lead to prejudices, and prejudices to wrong conclusions.

Dean