God Is Testing You

God Is Testing You

"But when envoys were sent by the rulers of Babylon to ask him about the miraculous sign that had occurred in the land, God left him to test him and to know everything that was in his heart."
2nd Chronicles 32:31

Have you ever had a time when you felt God was not with you? In the scripture above King Hezekiah experienced this very situation, at a crucial time when he needed God to be with him. King Hezekiah was a very wealthy man and God left him alone because he had became prideful with his success. I am sure that all of you have had situations where you have made a choice to do the right thing or the wrong thing, to sin or not to sin. You may be a Christian, and have accepted Jesus into your heart, but all of you will make choices each day of your life to sin or not to sin. Satan will always be there to tempt you to sin, to offer you pleasure, to tempt you to be selfish and only think about yourself. During these times of temptation God is watching, and may leave you alone, as these may be times that He is testing you, just as he did with King Hezekiah, to know what is actually in your heart. I believe God knows exactly when and how to test us, as to the contents of our heart. Often God tests us with material wealth and possessions, as he did with King Hezekiah, to see whether we are prideful of our monetary accomplishments, and seek to broadcast them to the world. If you are struggling with this, God will test you and let Satan tempt you with material possession, to find out exactly what is in your heart. The choice you must make during these times is whether you value God enough to resist the temptation. The choices you make cannot be faked, or denied, as God knows your heart, and knows if you are making the right choice. Will you pass the test.
My Daily Devotional Volume Six
April 30
Robert William Brock, Jr.