Strange thread.
Prove all, can come from different angles.
Psalm 34:8 NKJV
[8] Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
There is an aspect in which we have to prove to ourselves that the Lord is good.
He knows that already but we need to put that to the test for our own benefit and for
our own spiritual growth. If someone tells you to grab hold of a rope and hang on, you
will want to test that rope first maybe give it a tug, then gradually put on more weight.
I believe God challenges us to taste and see that He is a good Father.
1 Thessalonians 5:18-22 NKJV
[18] in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
[19] Do not quench the Spirit. [20] Do not despise prophecies. [21] Test all things;
hold fast what is good. [22] Abstain from every form of evil.
Then there is testing of things, of right and wrong, discernment, not just falling
for every political spin, every doctrine. This is becoming more and more important
as the world seems to increasingly try to turn right and wrong upside down.
2 Corinthians 13:3-6 NKJV
[3] since you seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who is not weak toward you,
but mighty in you. [4] For though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the
power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power
of God toward you. [5] Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith.
Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?-unless
indeed you are disqualified. [6] But I trust that you will know that we are not disqualified.
Then there is the examine and testing of ourselves, not in a condemning way for there is
no condemnation in Christ, there is conviction leading to repentance but that is different
to condemnation.
Another idea came to mind, there is the kneading of dough and the proving of bread.
If enough kneading is done and the ingredients are correct then given time the bread
rises. Isn't that a great picture of God working on us.