Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test?
2 Corinthians 13:5 NIV
Testing Our Lives
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God is very aware of how far short we fall to be the holy people that Jesus died to make us. He has done everything possible to help us walk in victory day by day, starting with stepping into residence in our lives through the indwelling person of the Holy Spirit. Knowing that we are far from perfect, however, is not an excuse to go on sinning. Paul would even ask the rhetorical question that if grace is always available, can we simply go on sinning knowing that God’s grace will always cover our sin? His response was simple – no way. In 2 Corinthians 13:5, Paul writes, “Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realise that Christ Jesus is in you – unless, of course, you fail the test?” Once we have come into a relationship with Jesus Christ, our desire changes. A mark of truly being His follower is that we want to do what is right. So regularly we need to examine our lives so that we can request His cleansing power when needed.
These have been words from the heart.
Bob Beasley