Gold is one of the most valuable materials on earth. It has been used for centuries as money, but it also has many uses in industry & even space flight. One of the traits that makes gold so useful is that it can be shaped & formed so easily.
But gold ore dug out of the ground contains many other
elements that must be removed prior to the gold being useful. The refining
process for gold involves intense heat. Gold melts at a temperature of almost
2000 degrees Fahrenheit. That incredibly high temperature is required for gold
to be ready to be used.
The Christian life involves much the same process. Sometimes
we are surprised when ‘bad things happen to good people.’
But the Scripture tells us that fiery trials are part of
God’s refining process for our lives. Rather than complaining when trials come,
we should rejoice as we think of the end result they will produce.
- (ministry127.com)
Js 1:2-4 (GNT): “My friends, consider yourselves fortunate
when all kinds of trials come your way, for you know that when your faith
succeeds in facing such trials, the result is the ability to endure. Make sure
that your endurance carries you all the way without failing, so that you may be
perfect and complete, lacking nothing.”
“Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means,
whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is
love. There are some things learned only in a fiery furnace.”- Oswald Chambers.
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