Refiner’s fire!! [ November 7, 2023 ]
Refiner’s fire!! [ November 7, 2023 ]
Refiner’s fire!!
Psalm 34:19
Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivers him from them all.
Sometimes like the Prophet Jonah we know what God wants us to do but we are not willing to do it for personal reasons.
When this happens God takes you through the “Refiner’s fire” to change you into what He wants you to be.
Refiner’s fire refers to the way God purifies our hearts, by drawing us from our broken and sinful ways.
In the story of Jonah, he refuses to go to Nineveh as God had sent him and takes a boat to another place.
God intervenes and takes him through the refiner’s fire until he goes back to do what he was sent to do.
In the refiner’s fire you will encounter many afflictions as the verse above says but they are not meant to break you but prepare you for the work ahead.
Our mission as Christians is to spread the Gospel day and night. Sometimes family responsibilities, our career and personal aspirations get in the way.
We should learn at all times, no matter what we may be doing to spread the word. We may have to move away from the traditional way of witnessing.
As you work with your colleagues on a challenging assignment take hold of the opportunity to spread the word. You say, guys I know prayer changes things. Let’s share a word of prayer.
James 1:2-4
Count it all joy when you pass through diverse temptations….
This passage from the new testament admonishes us to see our trials and temptations as a way of improving our characters and personalities.
God only wants to make us better people He can use to His glory.
God be with you
How can I apply the word to my life?
1. Learn to submit to God’s correction and training.
Prayer
Let this song be your confession and prayer
Refiner’s fire
My heart’s one desire
Is to be holy
Set apart for you my Master
Ready to do your will.
I choose to be, holy
Set apart for you my Master
Ready to do thy will.
Amen