You can attend church, know the right words, and still make peace with sin.

Paul’s instruction is personal: “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves.” (2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV)

What have you begun to excuse that once convicted you? Have you persuaded yourself that God approves of something His Word calls sin? Look honestly at the choices you are making now and where they are leading.

This examination is for each of us. Bring what you find before the Lord. Confess the sin you have defended, turn from it, and ask Him to lead you in obedience.