DCLM Higher Everyday 11 June 2025 — Self -Examination 

Topic: Self -Examination 

Text: 1 Corinthians 13:5-8

5Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

8Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

Memory Verse: “Examine yourselves whether ye be in faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates” (1 Corinthians 13:5).

Message

In verse 5 of our text, the Greek word used for “examine” (dokimazo [dok-im-ad’-zo]) can variously mean to test, to prove, to discern or to try. Too many people look at this admonition as a once-a-year personal spiritual inventory, but it is not. Our text of today tells us to check if we are still Christians. To be sure, going back to sin takes one off the faith. To “examine” can also mean “to test in order to determine progress.” A poor result after a spiritual self-examination is not a death sentence but a call to positive change to set things right. If you find yourself cold or lukewarm or outright backslidden on self-examination, quickly repent. Cain, Korah, Dathan, Abiram as well as Judas Iscariot refused to repent even when cautioned, and suffered the consequences. Rahab on the other hand was a harlot but when the fear of God came into her heart, she followed God’s people by faith and was blessed (Hebrews 11:31).

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Daily self-examination under the searchlight of God’s word is good for every believer to maintain a close walk with God.

QUOTE: The fear of God came into her heart.

PRAYER: Lord, help me to daily search my heart.

CHALLENGE: Self-examination is a humbling act, but essential.

GOSPEL REALM: STEPS TO SALVATION
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)