Faith Tested by Fire

Our Love for God

Love Songs That Glorify God

Pondering God's Steadfast Love

1 Peter 1:3-7 The Message

A New Life

3-5 What a God we have! And how fortunate we are to have him, this Father of our Master Jesus! Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we’ve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, including a future in heaven—and the future starts now! God is keeping careful watch over us and the future. The Day is coming when you’ll have it all—life healed and whole.
6-7 I know how great this makes you feel, even though you have to put up with every kind of aggravation in the meantime. Pure gold put in the fire comes out of it proved pure; genuine faith put through this suffering comes out proved genuine. When Jesus wraps this all up, it’s your faith, not your gold, that God will have on display as evidence of his victory.

For Reflection

Our lives are a series of fires by which we are purified and refined. We do not suffer in vain or as punishment by an angry God.  

Pray

Pray so that you will be able to see past your difficulties into the will of God.  Pray so that you will understand and accept that God's creation is perfect and God's will is that all things will work for good.  

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