EXAMINE YOURSELF

 

EXAMINE YOURSELF

II Cor. 13:5 Examine yourselves to see if your faith is really genuine. Test yourselves. If you cannot tell that Jesus Christ is among you, it means you have failed the test. NLT

Here is a verse that should be put into practice regularly in the life of the Church and in our individual lives. We need to take a serious look at how well we are living out what we profess. We easily fall into the rut of coasting along in our walk with the Lord. We seldom are dissatisfied with our progress in the faith. We get comfortable with the way things are and seldom want God to rock our boat.

Self-examination is essential for a healthy soul. We need to see ourselves honestly through the mirror of God’s Word. We need to take seriously our sinful behavior, thoughts, and speech. We need to examine our motives for what we do in Jesus’ name. We need to be honest about the degree in which the Lord is impacting our lives.

If it is not clearly understood by ourselves and others that Christ is with us, then we have a serious problem in our relationship with God. We must identify where we have gone astray and sinned and then repent of it. We must restore Christ to His rightful place in our hearts. We must start all over again exercising our love for Him. A restored heart is a grateful heart and it shows up in the way in which we live.