Inspection

I recently had my car inspected.

The inspector checks things like the lights, the reflectors and the brakes.

He also checks things like the horn, the tires and the wipers.

There are standards for each item inspected.

Now these things are the driver’s responsibility to maintain.

Unfortunately, when it comes to vehicles, we usually just hop in our cars and drive off.

That is why the state makes this annual inspection mandatory for all vehicles.

It hopes to cut down on the number of unsafe vehicles on the road.

Our lives are a bit like that.

We go through our daily routines often without a thought as to how our words and actions impact others.

From time to time we really need to inspect our words, our actions and our motivations as well.

We need to inspect these to standards as well.

The best standards for this kind of inspection for our lives can be found in “The Sermon on the Mount”.

This can be found in Matthew chapters 5 through 7.

Here Jesus tells us how we are to live.

Jesus begins with The Beatitudes and reminds us who is blessed.

He reminds us we are to be the salt of the earth and a light in this world.

He warns us of the dangers of anger and adultery.

He tells us to let go of revenge and embrace forgiveness.

He reminds us not only to give to those in need but how to go about it.

He tells us how we should pray and how to free ourselves from worry.

He reminds us that we must not judge others.

He tells us we should seek Him.

He warns us that there are true and false prophets.

He also warns us that there are true and false disciples.

He also advises us to be wise and put His words into action.

It is easy for us to get caught up in our daily routines.

When that happens, we need to stop for a moment and inspect our lives using the best of standards.

Blessings,

Jim Pokorny

The Other Brother Jim

Look for me at http://otherbrotherjim.blogspot.com/ on Friday, May 26, 2017.

I’ll be back here on Friday, June 2, 2017