Would it go well if He examined you??

We all look good and our work justified until we are assessed. Beside God do we also hold ourselves accountable to someone who can check on us and help us overcome personal and private challenges? Or, are we self-made superheroes assuming we can manage all on our own, probably because of our maturity, the position we hold and the name we have earned? Let’s not forget we are blessed with families, Church fellowships, friends, mentors to whom we can share our struggles, our successes and our progress, as this helps us in moving forward to fulfilling the divine purpose of God.

I would like to refer to the story of Job and the plight he was in and the dramatic discussion comprising of reality, philosophy, half-truths (by Job’s friends), and then of course the sovereignty of God made conspicuous at the end. One can learn much about God’s sovereignty than just to settle our thoughts about getting things restored double at the end.

A pointed question Job raises against his friends who use half-truths and perception to condemn him and it goes like this, “Would it go well if He examined you? Could you deceive Him as you would deceive a man?” Job 13:7. Let us not forget that we cannot do away with assessment and examination, it is just inevitable. And therefore, Job reminds and warns his friends to refrain from just making up words against Him.

You will be examined.

Hezekiah was doing things well and relied on God in most part of his life but then at one point he started overestimating himself. His pride took the better of him. His status changed when he had abundant riches and glory. We learn that the Babylon’s ambassadors visited him to inquire about the miraculous sign that happened in the land and it says “. . God left him to test him and discover what was in his heart.” 2 Chronicles 32:31. He tests our motives, our intention and our love for Him. We just cannot practice our spirituality in isolation and for our living.  It says in the book of Romans 14:12 “So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.” 

Your work will be examined

Paul warns us in 1 Corinthians 3: 13  “. . each one’s work will become obvious. For the day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire; the fire will test the quality of each one’s work.” At the end for sure, but definitely in the earth too.  Is your project achieving the desired outcomes? In the past has it created an impact through your work? Would you be able to showcase the results meticulously? Do we really have a monitoring system to assess if our work is really making sense? It is good to create a Monitoring Framework for your project, organization, Church to assess the impact. Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) commonly asks these three questions: 1. Are we doing the right things? 2. Are we doing it well? 3. Are there better ways of doing it? Challenge with these questions because it is just not worth to be ashamed at the end when we stand before the King our God with our work burned to ashes because it isn't qualifying the standards.

Blessings.