An Hourly Checkup
“Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root
of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled.”
(Hebrews 12: 15 KJV)
People go to doctors for an annual checkup every year. When it comes to the
spiritual condition of our hearts, it is urgent and mandatory that we have an
hourly checkup. We need the great Physician, our precious Saviour, to examine
our hearts hourly, sometimes more often. There are times when we allow
bitterness, resentment, jealousy, unforgiveness, criticism and sarcasm to build
up in our hearts.
Only Jesus can remove these negative and crippling things from our hearts. We
must allow Him to operate on our hearts and apply His precious blood to our
hearts so that we won’t bring disgrace and shame to Him by the way we live our
lives and by the words that come out of our mouths. Unless we have an hourly
checkup by our Physician so that He can remove the things that hurt Him, we will
not be able to serve Him effectively.
The world is watching those of us who claim to be Christians to see if there is
a difference in the way we live. When people look at you, do they see a smile on
your face or do they see a frown? It is impossible to smile all of the time but
if we have Jesus living in our hearts, we have something to smile about. Have
you allowed bitterness to remain in your heart? If so, go to the great Physician
and allow Him to operate on your heart.
Joanne Lowe
August 18, 2008
joannelowe8@cox.net
www.joanne-freedominjesus.blogspot.com