▪︎ God already knows what is in man’s heart – 1Sam 16:7; 1Kings 8:39; Prov 21:2; Acts 1:24;
▪︎ He tests men and women to reveal (show openly) how they personally process things in their own heart – Deut 8:2, 3, 16-17; Matt 4:4, 7, 10; Prov 17:3; Eccl 3:18;
▪︎ God uses various circumstances to test our motives – 2Chron 32:31;
▪︎ God uses praise to test our motives – Prov 27:21;