Refined By Fire July 6,2026
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation :for when he is tried , he shall receive the crown of life , which the Lord hath promised to them that love him .-James 1:12. When Job , of the Old Testament ,considered the wonders of God in the midst of trials and hardships , he proclaimed :”When He has tested me , I shall come forth as Gold “(Job23:10). Anyone who goes through difficulties while keeping their eyes on the Lord and trusting Him for the result will come forth victoriously . A bar of raw steel may be purchases for a few dollars .But when it has been thrust into the fires and processed , when it has been tempered and forged and made into tiny watch springs for expensive watches , it is turned into something worth thousand of dollars just as the sun by its heat and light performs a thousand miracles a day in the plant kingdom ,God through the refining fire of His Spirit , performs d thousand Miracles a day in the spiritual realm .Hid regenerating power can take the dull and ordinary things of our lives -even the burned -out ashes of our past -and forge them into something useful , even beautiful for His purposes . The Apostle Peter wrote concerning trials :”In this you greatly rejoice , though now for a little while , if need be ,you have been grieved by various trials , that the genuiness of your faith , being Much more precious than gold that perishes , though it is tested by fire ,may be found to glorify Jesus Christ “(1Peter 1:6-7)-the late Reverend Billy Graham