“— prove your own selves.–” – 2 Cor. 13:5
Spurgeon made an interesting comment about this. He said, “Now, ‘prove yourselves.’ Do not merely sit in your closet and look at yourselves alone, but go out into this busy world and see what kind of piety you have. Remember, many a man’s religion will stand examination that will not stand proof . We may sit at home and look at our religion, and say, ‘Well, I think this will do!’ . If the scales of earth tell you that you are lacking, what message will the scales of heaven give you?”– “The man who does not like self-examination may be pretty certain that things need examining.”
That’s good advice. Many conclude that all is well until they are brought face to face with the facts. And ignoring how you relate to others out of the matter doesn’t give you the complete picture. Some claim to be Christians who never assemble with the church, never support the Lord’s church, never witness to their neighbor, and never show love toward others. They seem to forget that saving faith is evidenced by works of righteousness. As James said, “..faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.” ( Ja. 2:17). – HDS
“Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.”– Lam. 3:40
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
