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JULY 25
WHERE TO LOOK WHEN EXAMINING OURSELVES

Scripture:  2 Corinthians 13:5 “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?"

  We are instructed in our text today, to examine ourselves.  What an awesome responsibility!  To be able to look at ourselves and try to point out the things that need correcting.  To have to admit to our shortcomings and failures!  To be honest with ourselves and with God!  There are several places that we need to look when examining ourselves in order to do a thorough job.  
    We need to look within.  Take a deep, long look at your heart.  What motivates you to do what you do?  Be honest with yourself.  Check out your actions.  What do you see?  Go ahead and admit it, it will help you.  
    We need to look without.  Are the things you are surrounding yourself with keeping you from being what you ought to be for the Lord?  If so, then make some changes.  Are the folks that you hang around a good influence in your life?  Do they make you want to live for God?  Do they influence you in a Godly way?  What about the places you go?  Are they a hindrance to your walk with God? 
   We need to look at where He has brought us from.  He reached way down in the depths of sin and rescued us.  He has saved us from the life of sin what we were living.  He has saved us from the corruption of sin that was dragging us down.  
    We also need to look at where He has brought us to.  The Lord has brought us out of darkness, into His marvelous light. He’s brought us from death, unto life. 
     While we are examining ourselves we need to look up and realize just where our help comes from.  He is there ever living to make intercession for me.  He is the source of all of our strength. Today, would be a good day to do a spiritual checkup, just to see where you are with the Lord!