1 Corinthians 4:5
5 So don’t make judgments about anyone ahead of time—before the Lord returns. For he will bring our darkest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. Then God will give to each one whatever praise is due.
The middle sentence in this verse should be enough to make a person stop and examine themselves. For he (being Jesus) will bring our darkest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. We have all heard the saying about having skeletons in our closets. Today might be a good day to check your closet. Some people are very aware of the skeletons in their closet. Today might be a good day to repent and be forgiven for whatever they might be. Others have denied their skeletons for so long that they may have forgotten that they even have them. Today might be a good day to reopen that closet and take a look again. Then there are those who have denied that they even have a closet so how could they have any skeletons? Trust me the closet is there and there are skeletons in it. Again today might be a good day to open your closet and take a good hard look at what is in there. Because someday Jesus is going to blow your closet open for all to see so today might be a good day for all of us to clean our closets.
The last half of this middle sentence cannot be over looked either. Even when we do something that is “good” or “right” what are our motives? For example I have seen what appear to be very generous people but when they give they knowingly or unknowingly are expecting something in return. There motive for giving was getting. Or some who goes and helps out another all the while is hoping to be seen by others as a helper. You can’t fool Jesus so why even try.
What was that Mike? I couldn't hear you over the clicking and clacking and clattering of the bones...in my closet.
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