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Tested In The Furnace Of Affliction
You
are chosen in the furnace of affliction!
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“Behold, I have refined you, but not as
silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.” Isaiah
48:10
The great evangelist and
teacher Charles Spurgeon had a plaque on his bedroom with the words written on
it, "I have chosen thee in the
furnace of affliction."
Spurgeon, writing about the
trials and afflictions that the saints endure, said, "It is no mean thing to be chosen of God."
He continued, "God's choice makes chosen men choice
men … we are chosen, not in the palace, but in the furnace.
“In the furnace, beauty is marred, fashion is destroyed,
strength is melted, glory is consumed; yet here eternal love reveals its
secrets, and declares its choice."
In the midst of trials and
tribulations comes the burning question: "Why
do the righteous suffer?"
Some answer with theology,
others with platitudes; C.S. Lewis offers a rhetorical, "Why not? They're the only ones who can take it!"
One friend suggests, "Suffering was the personal choice of
God at the beginning of creation. [Revelation 13:8]
“If I want to know Him personally and intimately how can I not
embrace it?"
Embrace your trial and the suffering involved, but only if you
want a deeper relationship with your personal savior.
George Whitten
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