TUESDAY JULY 22, 2014.
'...Cross-examine
me, O Lord...' Psalm 26:2 TLB
Are You Drifting Off Course?
The story's told about a guy called Bill who
telephoned his boss and said: 'I believe you're looking for an experienced,
talented, hard-working manager for your front office. I'd like to apply for the
job.' The boss replied, 'We already have someone in that slot and he's doing an
excellent job. By the way, your voice sounds familiar. What's your name?' The
guy replied, 'It's me, Bill; I was just checking up on myself!' You need to
check up on yourself regularly. The Bible says, 'We must listen very carefully
to the truths we have heard, or we may drift away from them.' (Hebrews 2:1 TLB)
That word 'drift' should set off alarm bells. It doesn't happen overnight, but
slowly and imperceptibly you drift off course and end up in places you never
thought you would be-places you may not be able to get back from. A plane
flying just one degree off its assigned flight plan can end up hundreds of kilometers
from its destination. And if it's out of fuel, it's only going one place-down.
Knowing his propensity to drift and to turn a blind eye to his defects of
character, the Psalmist prayed: 'I have tried to keep Your laws and have
trusted You without wavering. Cross-examine me, O Lord...test my motives and
affections too. For I have taken Your loving-kindness and Your truth as my
ideals.' (Psalm 26:1-3 TLB) Notice the words 'cross-examine'! Cross-examine
what? (1) Your motives, or your reasons for doing things. (2) Your affections,
or the things toward which you are being drawn. Are you drifting off course?
Taken
from the Word for You Today Devotional
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