The LORD is in his holy temple;
the LORD's throne is in heaven;
his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man.
The LORD tests the righteous,
(Psalm 11:4-5 ESV)
We all know the temptation of cheating on a test. Maybe we had a big math exam coming up that we hadn't prepared for and we hear of someone who has found the teachers answer sheet. Or maybe we were sitting next to the smartest kid in class and he left his paper in a position too easy for us to glance at.
In Psalm 10 David describes God as the tester of the heart. And we cannot cheat on God's exam for, "His eyes see." God sees to the very core of who we are. He knows our every though, deed, motive, and feeling. And He tests us. He examines our heart to see if we truly are faithful. If we are indeed His children.
The good news is that we can pass God's test. We can be tested by God and found righteous in His sight. But we must rely on Him in order to pass His test. We must trust Him, obey Him, seek Him, love Him. And we must follow the "study guide" that he has provided for us. He gave us his Son, not only to die for us so that we could have salvation, but to show us how to live righteously before God. If we accept Jesus and model our lives after His, we can be confident that we will pass the test.
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