Daily Wisdom

1Pe 4:12  “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.”

We don't have a soul. We are a soul. We happen to have a body. That body is for the edifying of Jesus Christ and His glorious love for us. And yet for this to be displayed through us, we must stand in faith amidst life and its trials for the likeness of Jesus to be seen in us. No trials no faith required, no faith then others can’t see Jesus in us (Jms 1:2-18). Likewise, life trials strengthen us for the battle, allowing us to exercise our faith and be an example for others to walk in Jesus. 

Suffering provides the gym equipment on which our faith can be exercised… HSAY 

Daily Wisdom

 2Ki 18:6 ‘For he clave to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments…’

The scriptures tell us (vs 5) that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him. The strength of Hezekiah’s testimony was not his acknowledgment or servitude for God but his faithfulness to Him. He not only clave to and departed not, but he ‘kept’ the Lord’s commandments. IT’s not if but when things go wrong, true faithfulness is remaining steadfast in our obedience during the storms. Storms can be life changing, but it shouldn’t change our faith. No matter the storm, when we allow known sin to prevail in any area of our life, it’s always at the expense of our faith. 

Servitude and statements of faith do not sanctify the sins we allow in our life, they only suppress the Lord’s favor for our life… HSAY

Daily Wisdom

Pro 17:3 “The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.”

Different metals purify at different temperatures. But, one must be careful to get the temperature just right, so that you don’t lose any of the precious metal being refined. Otherwise, you’ll burn it too much and it all turns to dust.

In this process it brings the dross (Isa 1:25; Pro 25:4) to the surface, forming a thin crust and is scrapped off. Dross is the concentration of the impurities that were once within the metal, but now they are being separated by the perfect application of heat.

The process is vigilant, requiring the refiner to apply the right amount of fire and heat without scorching the metal, again all the while the dross separates revealing the true value within.

This is the same refinement the Lord uses on our hearts (Psa 119:119).

With just the right amount of heat and trial, the Vigilant Refiner burns away the dross that is not just buried within us but has been a part of us for as long as we can remember. Peter says, "These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold" (1Pt 1:7).

If you’re in the Refiner’s Fire now don’t pull away and run, be patient and endure the heat because a greater beauty within is rising to the surface. The Lord will not scorch you but will separate you from that which hides your beauty.

The presence of the Lord was in the furnace for the three Hebrew boys. (Dan 3)

HSAY… Todd