A Thorough Examination

Lamentations 3:40 - "Let us examine and probe our ways, and let us return to the Lord."

If we have ever had a splinter in our finger, many of us understand what it means to probe with a needle or a sharp instrument until it is removed. If something is left under the skin long enough, it will eventually alert the body that something is wrong and this foreign object needs removed. We are wonderfully made by our creator who allows us to know when something is amiss physiologically.

Likewise, spiritually, God will let us know when something is wrong with us if we will but listen to the warnings from His Holy Spirit. Often, sin can lie just below the surface of our consciousness. We must first acknowledge it is there and then allow the Holy Spirit with the sharpness of the word of God to remove it from us. The probing is our responsibility while God has promised to be the remover if we will only allow Him to do so.