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God Refines Our Hearts ㅡ

 “The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.” (Proverbs 17:3)

 “And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.” (Psalm 50:15)

 The fact that we are called upon to endure trial proves that the Lord Jesus sees in us something very precious, which He desires to develop.

 If He saw in us nothing whereby He might glorify His name He would not spend time in refining us.

 We do not take special pains in pruning brambles. Christ does not cast worthless stones into His furnace. It is valuable ore that He tests.

 The blacksmith puts the iron and steel into the fire that he may know what manner of metal they are.

 The Lord allows His chosen ones to be placed in the furnace of affliction in order that He may see what temper they are of and whether He can mold and fashion them for His work.

(Testimonies for the Church Volume 7 214.3, 214.4)