Can You Stand Inspection?

Years ago, in our Chicago Church, one of the members worked at the famous Brach Candy Company. She told me the kind of care taken in this hygienic laboratory. An inspector checked each person who entered. If finger‑nails were not clean, if hands were not scrubbed, if the hair seemed less than light and fluffy, the inspector would send them home. "Wash your hair...make yourself clean and then come back." No street clothes or regular shoes were permitted...only sterilized uniforms. The air in the building was washed and filtered.

For the honest Christian, something like this must happen every day as we stand before the Lord of all inspectors. "Lord, filter and wash my thoughts this day as I work." "Jesus, stand guard over my temper." "O Father, keep me from spending my money for that which is worthless." Again and again, we must stand before Him, peeling off vestments and cloaks for inspection...opening every door of our personalities...saying in utter faith, "Lord Jesus, is there anything here that does not belong in the life of a Christian?"

We cannot honestly do this day after day, without the "power of God for salvation" beginning to take effect. And the proof of this is that lives have been, and are being changed...and here in truth, is the real power of God. It would be nice if each of our lives could have a label: "Inspected and approved...by Almighty God."