Self-Tests!

As this school year draws toward a close there are many tests students will be taking. These tests will measure how much KNOWLEDGE has been gained in each particular subject studied through the year. Perhaps in preparation for these final exams practice tests of self-tests will be taken to help see how prepared one is for passing the real thing.

Life is full of tests. Through a lifetime one faces challenges again and again. How can we prepare or come to know we are prepared to withstand the testing in this world? When we feel the pressure to conform to the world’s way of thinking, have we taken in what is sufficient to resist and pass the test? What we have studied the most will determine how well we will do when we face those times of testing. What is it that we seek to bone up on the most to prepare for the tests we face? It is good to take a close look within to determine what is truly there because what is held within must be greater than that which tests us from without.

Someone has said, “There is no danger of conforming to the world without if you have enough of Christ within.” [source: sentence sermons]

Paul exhorted the Corinthians to take a close look at themselves.
“EXAMINE YOURSELVES, to see whether you are in the faith. TEST YOURSELVES. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that JESUS CHRIST IS IN YOU? -- unless indeed you fail to meet the test!” ( 2 Corinthians 13:5 ESV)

Take a close look within? Do we meet the test? Have we been taking in the essence and truth of Jesus within sufficient measure to resist the world’s attempts to get us to conform to its image? As we prepare to resist the world’s mindset are we seeking to develop the mind of Christ? ( 1 Corinthians 2:16) It has been noted that KNOWLEDGE is power and there is no more POWERFUL KNOWLEDGE than the truth of Jesus Christ that sets us free. ( John 8:32) We need to abide in His word ( John 8:31) and allow the word of Christ to dwell in us richly. ( Colossians 3:16)

We may never know when the world will pop tests at us. Our best preparation is to continue daily as good students of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. May His powerful essence be alive within us so that we can rest assured of passing the grade.

Have a great day POWERED WITHIN TO MEET THE TESTS!
Carl

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