Good As Gold – Refined by Fire
Pure gold is only produced by intense heat. I won’t go into the process that is involved because you can look it up on Google. It’s not the intention of this article. Suffice for you to know that extreme heat and refining produces the most precious metal. This process is often likened to what Christians endure in the process called sanctification where their faith is tested over and over, and they become purer in the process – like gold. This all seems unfair because if you love God or Jesus then that is what you feel and do and believe. Well, it doesn’t work like that. Often, we get targeted just for being a Christian. All we have to know is that we can trust that, ultimately, good will come out of it and we will be rewarded if we endure. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, The Father of compassion, and, The God of all comfort Who comforts us in all our troubles So that we can comfort those in any trouble… 2 Cor 1:3-4. There you have it. Just know