SELF EXAMINATION Tuesday August 4, 2015
Text: Lamentation 3:37 – 41 Memory verse: v 40
We
should complain to God and not of Him when we are confronted with challenges
and problems of life. Usually, we are apt, in times of calamity, to reflect on
other people's ways, and blame them; but our duty is to search and try our own
ways, that we may turn from evil to God. Instead of feeling that the punishment
was more than we could bear, we should accept it as correction from God and
then turn to Him for restoration. This is what God wants us to do when he corrects
us. See Hebrews 12:5 – 11.
When
we are affliction, it is good to remember that God chastens us less than our
iniquities deserve, and that we have occasion, not for complaint, but for
adoring gratitude. This view will lead to earnest self-examination and repentance,
and thus to the restoration of God's favour (v 41). How often do you examine
yourself (2 Corinthians 13:5)?
Food for Thought: Self examination helps us to live within ambit of the
law
Prayer: Lord, help me to examine myself always so I will not
miss the mark.
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