14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father [a]of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, (Ephesians 3:14-16 NKJV)
I just went to my doctor to have a fairly regular checkup. I have to go for blood work every three months. Normally, these are pretty run of the mill, however, of late I had been having some stomach issues so I asked him to look deeper into the inner man. We need to do this type of checkup up with the Spirit as well and ask Him to look deeper into the inner man to confirm all is right within and with God.
This may seem foolish as the Spirit is with us always, and that is true. However, it does us well to dig into our inner man to determine if everything is alright spiritually within us. The world will creep into our lives and take root, sending its tendrils deep into our hearts and minds. We find ourselves drifting and not feeling well spiritually. This is when we need the Spirit to do a checkup and heed what He finds.
Reflect on: Your need for a checkup, yes, both physically and spiritually. Like with the doctor, if you are told to make changes, get them done!
