The Bible says in first Corinthians 11: verse 31 and 32. If we judged ourselves, truly we would not be judged. But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined by the Lord, so that we may not be condemned along with the world.
[³¹ For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
³² But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.]
Have you ever judged yourself? Have you ever critiqued your own life? Have you ever honestly and objectively assessed, "does my faith please God?" Am I a faithful believer to the Lord? Do I seek first the Kingdom of God? Am I really bearing good fruit? You see self-reflection is important in every area of life. And it's particularly important in a believer's life. But the demands of this life can keep us from self-reflection. You see, life has a way of pushing us forward by all its demands. But it's so important for us to look into the mirror and hold up the standard which is the Word of God. And then compare ourselves and see how do we match up because if the Bible says, pray without ceasing, but you can clearly see in your own life that you don't pray. Well then, now you have something to go before God about. Now you have a prayer request which should be, "Lord, help me to pray consistently." Do you see how self-reflection can help you? Almighty God wants us to be real and honest. And he wants us to look closely into that mirror of His word from time to time and examine ourselves. How's our character? What's our lifestyle like? Are we living in a manner that is pleasing to God? Are we gaining victory over those private battles that we all face now. here's why the Word of God is powerful. When you read it, it acts like like a mirror and when you read , meditate God's word, you need to be asking yourself, "Is this real to me?" Am I living this truth in my life? James chapter 1, verses 22 to 25, says, but be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away, and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. The challenge is to be a doer of the word rather than just hearing about God's word. Saints, when we go before God with a heart humbled and surrendered, that's where transformation can take place. In his presence, it's a place where we can be honest about what we're lacking and where we need to improve. Now let us pray 🙏
: My Heavenly Father, i come to you in the mighty name of Lord Jesus Christ, the one who i belong to, and the one whom i serve. I thank you for your word in Psalms 100.
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