Inspect Your Life

Inspect Your Life

Scripture Reading:  2 Corinthians 13:1-10

Focus Verse: 2 Corinthians 13:5  “Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine.  Test yourselves.  Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you, if not, you have failed the test of genuine faith.

My son Caleb started a new job a few years ago.  He does inspections on new home construction.  A new home may have many different inspections, but Caleb’s inspection deals with how air tight the building is.  So the inspection is checking to see if there is air leaking around the doors and windows.  The builder of the house does all the work to build, and then these different inspections are done to ensure that the work was done right.  Then when the house passes all the different inspections the new owner of the home has peace of mind that the house is in good shape to live in.  

What if someone did an inspection of your Christian life?  Would you pass the test?  You see the house could have a nice fresh coat of paint on the outside, but what if an inspection of the foundation was made and it failed the test.  The problem may not be visible because the problem might be below the ground level and the house could fall one day.  If an inspection was done on the foundation of your Christian life would you pass the test of faith.  Although I have determined that my faith is in the one true God, some days the fruit of my faith isn't producing the way it could.  Maybe you have a nice fresh coat of paint on the outside of your Christian life, but you know the foundation has some cracks that are causing problems.  Maybe your faith has been weakened with doubt.  In Matthew 7:24-27 Jesus talks about a wise man who built his house on the rock, and a foolish man who built on the sand. You know the story, the foolish man suffered loss.  God can help you when the storms of life come.  God can help you strengthen your faith through scriptures and prayer when your eyes are on Him.  Let’s all inspect our lives and see if we need to make some repairs and improvements in our relationship with God. 

 

Sometimes Caleb needs to go back and do a retest after a house has failed an inspection.  I’m thankful we serve a God that gives second chances and that he gives us the opportunity to know Him, our firm foundation.

Bobby Johnson