" Examine your selves to see whether you arein the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you- unless, of course, you fail the test? And I trust that you discover that we have not failed the test. Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong. Not that people will see that we have stood the test but that you will do what is right even though we may seem to have failed. For w cannot not do anything against the truth, but only for the truth. We are glad whenever we are weak but you are strong; and our prayer is for your perfection. This is why i write these things when i am absent, that when i come i may not have to be harsh in my authority- the authority the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down. The Apostle Paul speaking to the Corinthian Churchs. Dear Father, God of love and peace,
Help me to examine myself, to test myself, to see whether I am
holding to my faith. Help me to realize that Jesus Christ is in me
- unless I should fail the test.
Help me not to do anything wrong, to do nothing against the truth.
Help me stand for Christ and for what is right and true.
Let my life - my attitude and my deeds - show constant
improvement. Help me mend my ways, agree with my fellow believers,
and live in peace.
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ rest upon me. May you, the
God of love and peace, be near me. May the fellowship of your Holy
Spirit surround me.
In the name of Jesus. Amen.
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