The other day, as I was reading the paper, I came across the section recent health inspections of local establishments. There are schools, restaurants, gas stations, and many other places listed there. I’m always surprised with the number of times these places can be listed week after week. Then again, as I think about it, I realize that these are surprise inspections, and many times things can get easily missed in the day to day operation of such establishments.
Of course, this got me thinking about my life. What if God sent an angel down to do a surprise inspection of my life? What kind of stuff have I just kind of put to the side and let linger there because I just don’t have time to deal with it in the daily busyness that I call my life? Have I checked lately the amount of heat I put on my family in regard to the tasks that they need to complete daily? Is the cooler in my life the right temperature? Have I left something out too long that should have been thrown away a long time ago?
This week look at your life and start to prepare for an inspection. You never know when it’ll come and who will be doing it. Remember that our lives are on display for the whole world to see and examine. If we want to truly shine into the world for Jesus, we have to show to everyone that we’re ready for these inspections. Sure, we may have a dirty counter from time to time, but if we put in the work to keep up the maintenance and cleaning projects we’ll easily allow others to see Jesus in us.
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