Morning Nuggets 

 Paul, in his second letter to the Corinthians, admonishes us to “ Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? Unless indeed you fail the test?” (2 Cor. 13:5) 

Does such a ‘test’ exist for us to examine ourselves?

Well, there is the ‘fruit test’ that scripture addresses consistently.

And then there is this passage from John: “Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.” (1 John 2:3-6)

How’s that ‘perfected love’ in you coming along?

Good thing we are allowed to take tests over when we fail...while there is still time.

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