FROM TODAY'S READING...
"A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials."
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (died 65 AD)
Proverbs 17:3 (NLT) Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but the Lord tests the heart.
Psalms 66:9-10 (NLT) Our lives are in his hands, and he keeps our feet from stumbling. You have tested us, O God; you have purified us like silver.
1 Peter 1:6-7 (NLT) So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
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