Questions

It's surprising how many questions we ask in one day from asking our spouse if they want a cup of tea, to asking God for forgiveness. I took just a few of the many questions that are in the Bible, some that God and the Lord ask, and some that man ask.

"Where are you?"

"Am I my brother’s keeper?"

"Son of man can these bones live?"

"Who do you say that I am?"

"How can a man be born again?"

"Are you the Christ?"

"Lord, don't you care that I am left to do all the work?"

How many questions I wonder, do we ask the Lord when we talk to Him? Of course, God knows what we are going to ask before we ask Him. And oft times He doesn't answer in the way that we expect, because He knows what is best for us, much more than we do ourselves because we don't always ask the right questions. God in His grace forgives us when we repent, and so we have no right to hang on to grievances, we should forgive others as our Father has forgiven us.

If we understand God's will for us (which we find out by reading His Word) then more and more our questions will be in line with His will.

John Wesley each day would give himself a spiritual health check by asking these questions.

These are 22 questions the members of John Wesley’s Holy Club asked themselves every day in their private devotions over 200 years ago.

Am I consciously or unconsciously creating the impression that I am better than I really am? In other words, am I a hypocrite?

Am I honest in all my acts and words, or do I exaggerate?

Do I confidentially pass on to another what was told to me in confidence?

Can I be trusted?

Am I a slave to dress, friends, work, or habits?

Am I self-conscious, self-pitying, or self-justifying?

Did the Bible live in me today?

Do I give it time to speak to me every day?

Am I enjoying prayer?

When did I last speak to someone else about my faith?

Do I pray about the money I spend?

Do I get to bed on time and get up on time?

Do I disobey God in anything?

Do I insist upon doing something about which my conscience is uneasy?

Am I defeated in any part of my life?

Am I jealous, impure, critical, irritable, touchy, or distrustful?

How do I spend my spare time?

Am I proud?

Do I thank God that I am not as other people, especially as the Pharisees who despised the publican?

Is there anyone whom I fear, dislike, disown, criticize, hold a resentment toward or disregard? If so, what am I doing about it?

Do I grumble or complain constantly?

Is Christ real to me.

These are really challenging questions which we would do well to ask ourselves.            

10 little Christians  

10 Little Christians standing in line

1 disliked the preacher, then there were 9

9 little Christians stayed up very late

1 overslept Sunday, then there were 8

8 little Christians on their way to Heaven

1 took the low road and then there were 7

7 little Christians chirping like chicks

1 disliked music, then there were 6

6 little Christians seemed very much alive

but one lost his interest then there was 5

5 little Christians pulling for Heaven's Shore

but one stopped to rest, then there were 4

4 little Christians each busy as a bee

1 got his feelings hurt, then there were 3

3 little Christians knew not what to do

1 joined the sporty crowd, then there were 2

2 little Christians, our rhyme is nearly done

differed with each other, then there was 1

1 little Christian can't do much 'tis true

brought his friend to Bible study, then there were 2

2 earnest Christians, each won one more

that doubled the number, then there were 4

4 sincere Christians worked early and late

Each won another then there were 8

8 splendid Christians if they doubled as before

In just so many Sundays, we'd have 1,024

In this little jingle, there is a lesson true,

Do You belong to the building or to the wrecking crew?