"Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves." (2 Cor. 13:5) "Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure..." (2 Pet. 1:10)

In ancient Greece it was customary for peddlers who walked the streets with their wares to cry out, "What do you lack?" Their idea was to let people know they were in the vicinity, but also to arouse the curiosity of people who would come out of their houses to see what the peddler was selling. It might be something they lacked and needed, or simply something they desired.

It is good for us to ask ourselves, "What do I lack?" Let us take an honest inventory of ourselves, and make whatever changes necessary to be better servants of the Lord.