The Benefits of Tests of Faith
For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver.—Psalm 66:10 (NIV)
“The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.”—Isaiah 40:8 (KJV)
As the leaves on the trees create a brilliant display of majestic hues and then fade and fall, now is the perfect time to reflect on your infinite faith and what it means. How has it changed your life to be in God’s kingdom?
Loving God, help me to see the autumns of life with hope, knowing that every ending is the start of something new.
For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver.—Psalm 66:10 (NIV)
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.—Hebrews 6:19–20 (NIV)
“I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.”—Isaiah 44:22 (NIV)