Psalm Tuesday again… notes follow:
Psalm 26:1-3 (NIV)
1Vindicate me, O LORD,
for I have led a blameless life;
I have trusted in the LORD
without wavering.2Test me, O LORD, and try me,
examine my heart and my mind;3for your love is ever before me,
and I walk continually in your truth.
When I read this Psalm of David, I couldn’t help but think… what arrogance!
Then I started thinking (dangerous, I know)… when is the last time I asked God to test and try me, to examine my heart and mind?
That’s a scary proposition if you ask me… to open up everything to God (not that it’s not already)… to simply invite God to search our lives and see what we’re made of.
I know I don’t measure up to the perfection God desires… I know that in spite of the certainty I have of my relationship with Christ, that I still have sin that creeps into my life occasionally. I guess I don’t think I really need God to search me, try me, and show me where I’m falling short… I tend to think I know.
But do we? Our hearts are so fickle sometimes… so deceptive that we’re simply blind to sin sometimes. We NEED God… not just for salvation, but for sanctification. How can we be holy without His active involvement in our lives?
Aren’t we missing out by not asking God to examine us regularly?
Somehow, I think we are. It’s not a fun process, of course, but one that’s necessary.
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