Examine

Over the last few weeks we have been talking about "EX" words. Our vision statement is to EXALT CHRIST....EXPERIENCE CHRIST. The word I want to concentrate on this week is "examine". Lamentations 3:40 says "let us examine and probe our ways, and let us return to the Lord". 2 Corinthians 13:5 says "test yourself to see if you are in the faith. Examine yourself!..." By definition the word "examine" means "to test by questioning in order to determine progress, fitness, or knowledge." Keeping in the context of Wedgworship's vision statement, how are we doing? When we stop to examine our walk with Jesus, how are we doing? Is the self-examination results one that we know makes the Lord proud.

Taylor Hicks has a song on the charts called "Do I Make You Proud?" As you listen to the words he poses the question to his father which I pose to my heavenly Father. Do I make You proud? Is the life that You live through me so You and not me that it brings a smile to Your face?

EXALT...EXPERIENCE...in our examination, our test, do I bring a smile to the face of God?

Think about it.

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