Gene’s Daily Scriptural Postings

"These [in Berea] were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so." - Acts 17:11

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Psalm 139:23-24 - Asking God to Reveal Hidden Faults Before Passover:A Humble Journey

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(23) Search me, O God, and know my heart;Try me, and know my anxieties;(24) And see if there is any wicked way in me,And lead me in the way everlasting.

New King James Version copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

We have to ask God to do the same thing in our lives, especially during the time before Passover. Human nature is blind to problems in our character, so we have to ask God to show us the things that we cannot see. A main characteristic of a converted person is willingness to admit when wrong and then to repent. If we justify our faults, we may as well not bother to look for them. If we do, we will be the person who looked in the mirror, saw their faults, and then walked away doing nothing about them (James 1:23-24).

We can see many of our own faults by observing the mistakes of others, if we do not have a superior and critical attitude toward them. We have to be humble and esteem others better than ourselves before we are able to learn from their mistakes. It is a matter of being teachable.

— Martin G. Collins