Ready for Inspection?

Deuteronomy 10:12-13 "An now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul"

As many of you may not know, I am a Microbiologist currently working in the public sector. With my position we are required to adhere to certain regulations to continue in operation. There are inspections every 2 years in which we are generally not informed about until a few weeks prior. As our inspection nears we are are frantically making sure all regulations and requirements are being followed and logged in accordance with recommendations given years prior.

As I've been writing this blog I've looked for God in EVERYTHING. So, as I was at work preparing for this inspection I thought; What if God did an inspection on our lives? What would He find? Am I living up to the requirements that He set for me? Am I pleasing Him? Do I even know what He requires? What recommendations would He leave me? What can I do better? In a previous blog I noted that the Word has an answer or rebuttal to every situation and every concern, with little surprise God led me to Deuteronomy which is an old testament book written by Moses reminding the Israelites of God's laws (requirements). This reminder comes right before the Israelites were entering into the promise land.

Think it not strange that God has to remind us of His laws and requirements before He blesses us abundantly, moving us into our promised land. Again, as I stated in a previous blog it is very easy to forget to give God praises AFTER we walk into our blessing. But it is outlined here for us to Fear the Lord your God, Walk in His ways, Love Him, and Serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Seems easy right? WRONG! These are requirements that aren't represented by the words you speak, but instead are represented by the actions you take.

So when the inspector (God) comes to you (and there will be no forewarning) what will He find? Are you in compliance to all that He requires of you?