Title: Examine Yourself and Examine Yourself
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look at me and inspect me
Psalm 139:23-24
Most people live upright, honest and courageous in the sight of others.
Some people do injustice and live a life of debauchery where no one sees
The saints, children of God, must always live righteously, whether alone or without others
This is because God is always looking at all of the saints with the eyes of a flame.
1, the God who sees the heart
The Old Testament prophet Amos declared that God would not accept the burnt offerings or grain offerings offered by the people of Israel at that time to God, and He would not be pleased with the feasts they kept.
Also, John the Baptist and Jesus thoroughly fasted, prayed, and tithe according to the law,
Seeing the Pharisees and scribes who strictly performed their religious duties, warned them that they would rather be judged
He seemed to be a man of great faith, faithfully performing his religious duties, but in reality, at the heart of
Because they are people with hypocritical beliefs who want to show off their beliefs and be respected by people.
In this way, God looks at the heart of people and sees the faith in the heart.
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my will. See what evil I have done and lead me in the everlasting way.
A man who was drinking and driving a car doesn't say he was drunk after an accident
I do not mean to offend the person when I say this while speaking other people's words.
Have you ever heard of something like this?
When we see ourselves, it is easy to rationalize and make excuses for our own actions.
We often look at ourselves in the mirror, but we do not take care of our lives
The reason is that when we look back on our lives, there are many things we don't like and need to fix.
We have the right to choose because we are created as beings with free will.
You can do this or that, but you are responsible for that.
In Matthew 16:13, while Jesus was talking with his disciples, he said to them, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” Then the disciples immediately answered, “John the Baptist, Elijah Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.” Already, there were many rumors about Jesus. because it was spread with
After that, as Jesus looked at his disciples, this question, “Who do you say I am?
It's more of a question of what I really believe rather than what I hear from others.
You can grow when you can give your own answers
2, He is monitoring all actions.
God sees all our actions between good and evil
Believers must always be careful not to do evil, whether they see it or not, and while doing good, do not become discouraged. God will reward you with blessings when you do it.
To take responsibility for ourselves, we must first be honest
Physicians must examine patients, speak openly and honestly, and offer solutions
However, when we diagnose ourselves, it is often not so.
Rather than trying to solve the difficulties in front of us, we think of excuses and excuses.
The Apostle Paul was teaching the church in Corinth about the Lord's Supper, saying that people should examine themselves.
When you meet a police car while driving on a highway or national road, the cars that are accelerating will slow down
Even if there are police or unmanned cameras, if you keep order and speed, you will have nothing to suddenly slow down or worry about.
The role of the police is those who safeguard public well-being and order
The greatest blessing for us is to take responsibility for protecting ourselves.
Proverbs 4:23 Guard my heart above all else.
Of course, we must also take good care of our bodies, because this body is the temple where the Holy Spirit of God dwells.
For our health, we need to be careful and work hard.
Adequate exercise, proper nutrition, and careful diet to avoid disease
But more important than that, the Bible tells us to guard your heart
This is the spirit within us Where the gentle breeze of sympathy blows Where clear and pure friendships sprout Where the laughter of love resounds That is our heart
3, He is watching tribulation
God keeps our faith and sees all when we suffer tribulation for God's work. When the time comes, God will save us from the tribulation and repay us with an eternal reward. I want to be able to look at you and live boldly
We must be able to search and examine our hearts
Sins such as envy, jealousy, and evil thoughts can seep into our hearts and make them cold and hard.
Roots of grievance and dissatisfaction may grow in our hearts
Do not be discouraged because of the cases in which our hearts become discouraged, frustrated, and give up
As he passed through the endless and desolate African desert, naked and unconscious, thinking that no one could save him and only death awaited him, as he collapsed and died, a very beautiful little wild flower appeared in his eyes.
A small flower is smaller than a single finger, but it is admiring to see the inflorescence bud.
In the midst of this lonely and desolate corner of the world, in the middle of a little place, he built a little water and watered it.
How could we possibly overlook the sufferings and adversity of our human beings, much less of a being who created this perfect beauty and created it in his image.
When this thought came to me, I couldn't be frustrated and there were so many people who would give up on life.
When you move forward, believing that your body has no pulse and you are very hungry, but hope is right in front of you
A meager flower saved a wanderer who gave up his life and fell unconscious.
The spirit that God gives us is not a spirit of fear, but of power, of love and of a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7).
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, and discern what is the will of God, which is good and acceptable and perfect (Romans 12:2).
It can be seen that the success or failure of a person's work is directly related to the person's thoughts
Our Strengths and Weaknesses Our Purity and Impurity Our Happiness and Unhappiness Are Affected by the Way We Think or the Way We Think We can move forward, win and achieve by changing the way we think
When we insist on our own thoughts, we cannot get out of the state of the weak and miserable.
We can be evil, greedy, dishonest, depending on what we think.
Can be good, loving and virtuous
A person's heart is like a garden. If you give it your heart, it will be well cared for, and if you leave it as it is, it can almost become a ruin.
But whether it's a ruin or a well-maintained garden, the results are sure to come.
Just as a gardener cultivates a garden, removes weeds, makes trees and flowers grow well, and reaps their fruits.
A man must remove the weeds of false and impure thoughts from the garden of his heart and cultivate it in a perfect direction to reap the flowers and fruits of pure and righteous thoughts.
As we pursue this course, we will soon find ourselves a good gardener of our own souls.
What our hearts think, so can we.
Our failure lies in our internal weakness rather than external pressure.
If we let the weeds of care and worry, doubt and complaint sprout in our minds, we will have no choice but to taste defeat.
We must be able to keep what is not allowed in our thoughts and accept what gives us great courage and inspiration.
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this man's religion is in vain (James 1:26).
An ungodly seed will grow in the heart of such a person.
When it becomes a habit to use ungodly words, ungodly words only denigrate the condition of our souls, for example, it is over, there is no hope, it is impossible.
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To think that there is no hope is, strictly speaking, to deny the existence of God.
I hope you believe that as long as we believe in God, there is no such thing as despair.
When we lose hope, we give up our lives, we give in with discouragement and it all comes to an end.
The thought of hopelessness causes even the most capable man to give up on his best efforts.
It's just ungodly toward God.
I hope that the word hopeless will never come out of the mouths of us believers.
In the name of the Lord, I pray that you will have a life of grace and blessing by firmly believing in God who is the truth and by thoroughly examining yourself.