Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: I Peter 1:6-8
I adore the analogies we find in the Word that breaks it down to us simply so that we can understand what God is saying to us. Such as this one today, as it speaks on our spiritual purification in comparison to a natural purification of an item that we consider valuable by the world's standard. If you studied the process for gold, you would read statements such as "as it's heated to over 2000 degrees, it begins to remove unnecessary elements"; "frees it from every improper mixtures"; "to show its quality, its properties, and its true nature." Therefore, it's simply, just a process. I'll let you think about that spiritually for a moment.
If we could only but see the trial of our faith being tried by fire, as a process! The necessary process that burns off and removes unnecessary elements that keeps us from getting to person God has called us to be; therefore being able then to bring glory and honor to God; a process that is designed to free us from every improper mixture (thoughts, actions, habits, ways, etc), as well as getting us aligned with the Word of God; mixtures that keep us weighed down (Heb 12:1-2) and keeps us from praising God. Who wouldn't want to praise God without restrictions and without restraint? Think about how liberated you'll feel once all the “stuff” has burned off.
Faith that's been tried with fire shows its hidden qualities, its beautiful splendor; its outstanding properties, and most importantly, its true nature! Have you seen gold in its finest state? I'm not a gold lover, but gold that has been processed, all polished and shiny, is a beautiful sight to behold. Such are we, when we’ve been taken through that process and the scripture states that we are even "much more" precious than of gold. Gold brings no glory to God but as God tries the content of our character in Him through our various trials, it takes us from faith to faith and from strength to strength; it will bring deserving praise, honor and glory unto the Lord.
We are walking by faith and not by sight... loving and believing Him, whom we have not seen, yet trusting with peace and with unspeakable joy... something that the world can't give and certainly can't take away! Remember that the next time your faith is on fire, it's just a process going on that will be for your good and God's glory!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
I adore the analogies we find in the Word that breaks it down to us simply so that we can understand what God is saying to us. Such as this one today, as it speaks on our spiritual purification in comparison to a natural purification of an item that we consider valuable by the world's standard. If you studied the process for gold, you would read statements such as "as it's heated to over 2000 degrees, it begins to remove unnecessary elements"; "frees it from every improper mixtures"; "to show its quality, its properties, and its true nature." Therefore, it's simply, just a process. I'll let you think about that spiritually for a moment.
If we could only but see the trial of our faith being tried by fire, as a process! The necessary process that burns off and removes unnecessary elements that keeps us from getting to person God has called us to be; therefore being able then to bring glory and honor to God; a process that is designed to free us from every improper mixture (thoughts, actions, habits, ways, etc), as well as getting us aligned with the Word of God; mixtures that keep us weighed down (Heb 12:1-2) and keeps us from praising God. Who wouldn't want to praise God without restrictions and without restraint? Think about how liberated you'll feel once all the “stuff” has burned off.
Faith that's been tried with fire shows its hidden qualities, its beautiful splendor; its outstanding properties, and most importantly, its true nature! Have you seen gold in its finest state? I'm not a gold lover, but gold that has been processed, all polished and shiny, is a beautiful sight to behold. Such are we, when we’ve been taken through that process and the scripture states that we are even "much more" precious than of gold. Gold brings no glory to God but as God tries the content of our character in Him through our various trials, it takes us from faith to faith and from strength to strength; it will bring deserving praise, honor and glory unto the Lord.
We are walking by faith and not by sight... loving and believing Him, whom we have not seen, yet trusting with peace and with unspeakable joy... something that the world can't give and certainly can't take away! Remember that the next time your faith is on fire, it's just a process going on that will be for your good and God's glory!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
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