EXAMINE YOUR FAITH – DON’T BLAME GOD: DO YOUR SELF-ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST TODAY!
“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, except ye be REPROBATES?” 2 Corinthians 13:5.
SELF-ASSESSMENT saves. SELF-APPRAISALS delivers and secures one from embarrassing oneself in a public domain. A daily medicine of examining one’s faith in any context of doing life and living godly, it’s enriching in our journey to fulfil God’s plan, purpose and pursuit in our life’s.
“But let a man EXAMINE himself . . .” 1 Corinthians 11:28.
More so, it’s a high time for you to FEED YOUR FAITH and STARVE YOUR DOUBTS to enable God’s WORD to WORK for your good in LIFE and GRACE, as you give your EARS to the HEARING of the WORD of FAITH in order to thrive in life and godliness in Christ Jesus stead [Amos 8:11-14; Romans 10:8-10, 17; Proverbs 4:20-23].
If ‘FAITH’, which is the DEFAULT, LEGAL and VITAL TENDER to please, relate and obtain God’s attention COMES by the hearing of ‘THE WORD’, which is of God, it thus means NO HEARING of THE WORD of God, means NO ‘FAITH’; and NO FAITH, means NO ACTIVATION can take place as expected to PLEASE God scripturally. [Amos 8:11-14; Hebrews 11:6].
So, if I may ask, are you hearing and listening to THE WORD? [John 1:1-5; 1 John 5:7; Romans 10:8]. What WORD are you listening to? What WORD are you hearing? What WORD are you giving your attention to? What sorts of information are you FEEDING your spirit-being with? Is it God’s the one SPEAKING or SAYING His WORD to you or otherwise? [Proverbs 4:20-23; Romans 10:8-10]. You better check it out, otherwise you may end up making God’s Word of NO EFFECT for your good, because of your TRADITIONS through IGNORANCE.
“Making THE WORD of God of NONE EFFECT through your TRADITION, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye” Mark 7:13.
Are you held bound by TRADITION and IGNORANCE? Yea, meaning held bound by our self made culture, make-believe, dogmas, religiosity, religion and religious prejudice, and man-made creed, philosophy and indulgence and more, which contradicts God’s WORD, the basis of formulating our FAITH in God in Christ Jesus stead.
So, EXAMINE your FAITH before you lay blame on God as some do when on crossroads and crossfire. Feed your FAITH And starve Your DOUBTS to enable God’s WORD to WORK for your good and goodness. [2 Corinthians 13:5].
Be BLESSED in Christ. Amen.
SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:
“But let a man EXAMINE himself . . .” 1 Corinthians 11:28.
“So then FAITH COMETH by HEARING, and HEARING by the WORD of God” Romans 10:17.
“Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a FAMINE in the land, not a FAMINE OF BREAD, NOR A THIRST FOR WATER, BUT OF HEARING THE WORDS OF THE LORD: 12 and they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it. 13 In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst. 14 They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beer-sheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again” Amos 8:11-14.
“But WITHOUT FAITH it is IMPOSSIBLE to PLEASE him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him” Hebrews 11:6.
“My son, ATTEND to my words; INCLINE THINE EAR UNTO MY SAYINGS. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life” Proverbs 4:20-23.
“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: AND THIS IS THE VICTORY THAT OVERCOMETH THE WORLD, EVEN OUR FAITH. 5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?” 1 John 5:4-5.
Further Scriptural Reading: Habakkuk 2:4; 1 Corinthians 9:24-27; Galatians 3:11; Mark 11:20-24; Hebrews 10:38; Romans 14:23.
REV. CHUKIE MORSI