Turn The searchlight On Yourself
Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith;
prove your own selves. Know ye not your own
selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you…? (2 Corinthians 13:5).
Everyone is the expression of what he or she
believes. Your daily life is the loudest voice
that gives expression to your belief. As a Christian,
therefore, it’s easy for you to review what you truly
believe, and determine whether or not you’re living
the authentic Christian life by examining yourself and your actions.
Turn the searchlight on yourself. Ask yourself,
“What kind of life am I living?” “What have I been like?”
“Am I expressing the love of Christ in truth?” “Has the
Word affected my communication, to manifest the
Kingdom of God in humility and in righteousness?”
You need to ponder on such thoughts from time to
time as you evaluate your life with the sole purpose of
building and maintaining an excellent character.
Be sure that you’ve been putting the Word to
work in your personal life. Be sure that your will and
emotions are always yielded to the Lordship of the
Word. Be sure that you’re a man or woman of your
words. Put yourself to the test and constantly evaluate
your life and actions with the Word, to be sure that
you’re living in faith.
There’re lots of people who have never taken the
time to look at themselves. Now, I’m not talking about
looking at oneself in a mirror. I mean they don’t have
moments of personal reflection where they truly assess
themselves. It’s something you have to do occasionally;
measuring your personal growth and progress in life,
with and through the Word. You don’t need someone
else to do that for you.
Think about yourself. Who are you? What do you
really think about the message of salvation, health,
prosperity, and love that you’ve received? Are you still
dominated by fear, jealousy, and pride? Are you one
who gets angry, and it only takes the power of God
to tame you?
Evaluate your life with the Word today. Prove
yourself with the Word. The Word of God is the
infallible material to you from God to transform your
life from glory to glory. It’s what you need to cultivate
an excellent life and character: a character of love,
kindness, purity, grace and mercy. Build your life with it.
Prayer
I thank you, precious Father, for the power and impact of your
Word in my life. Your Word has given me the right mind-set and
built in me an excellent character.
I’m the reflection and reflector of your glory, grace, love, truth, and
righteousness. Your Word has preeminence in my life today and
always, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study
Acts 24:16; romans 12:2; 2 Corinthians 13:5
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
1 thessalonians 2:17-3:1-13
Isaiah 57-58
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
hebrews 6:1-10
ezekiel 7