1 Peter 1:6-9
6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
We know that when our faith is tried or tested we are to be found praising the Lord. Praise is an expression of faith. Rest is an expression of faith. The praise proves that our faith is genuine. If we are found murmuring and complaining or worrying, then odds are we will take the test again while God works in us both to will and to do of His good pleasure.
Proverbs 17:3 For you, O God, have tested us; You have tried us as silver is tried.
It is said of Joseph until the word of the Lord can to pass ~ the word tried him. Psalm 105:19.
What moves us? We know when Peter saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid and began to sink. Is it what we see that moves us? Are we moved by evil reports? Are we shaken by others choices. Every test reveals the heart.
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the Lord tests hearts. Ps.66:10
We are looking for the immediate answer most of the time, but God is looking for eternal realities to be established in our hearts. He builds character and that takes time filled with ups and downs of life while our heart is being proven.
Do the narrow and confined spots in my life produce murmuring and complaining or am I, at all times and in all things, found with praise and thanksgiving flowing from me?
James 1:2; reminds us, Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
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My worship is a life offered to him daily in acknowledgement that He is not only the one I look to for deliverance and help but as my Lord. Our worship is seen in our continual submission to Him. It’s not the sacrifice and offerings that He delights in but the heart that is continually turned to Him in a place of humble obedience.
Oswald Chambers wrote ~ “ Shipwreck occurs where there is not that mental poise which comes from being established on the eternal truth that God is holy love. Faith is the heroic effort of your life, you fling yourself in reckless confidence on God.
“”The real meaning of eternal life is a life that can face anything that must be faced without wavering. If we take this view, life becomes one great romance, a glorious opportunity for seeing marvelous things all the time. God is disciplining us to get us into this central place of power.” Chambers, O. (1986). My utmost for his highest: Selections for the year. Grand Rapids, MI: Oswald Chambers Publications; Marshall Pickering.
“ ‘For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap. 3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings in righteousness to the Lord”. Malach 3:2-3
If faith is the evidence, what does the trying of our faith prove?
1 Peter 1:6-9
6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
We know that when our faith is tried or tested we are to be found praising the Lord. Praise is an expression of faith. Rest is an expression of faith. The praise proves that our faith is genuine. If we are found murmuring and complaining or worrying, then odds are we will take the test again while God works in us both to will and to do of His good pleasure.
Proverbs 17:3 For you, O God, have tested us; You have tried us as silver is tried.
It is said of Joseph until the word of the Lord can to pass ~ the word tried him. Psalm 105:19.
What moves us? We know when Peter saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid and began to sink. Is it what we see that moves us? Are we moved by evil reports? Are we shaken by others choices. Every test reveals the heart.
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the Lord tests hearts. Ps.66:10
We are looking for the immediate answer most of the time, but God is looking for eternal realities to be established in our hearts. He builds character and that takes time filled with ups and downs of life while our heart is being proven.
Do the narrow and confined spots in my life produce murmuring and complaining or am I, at all times and in all things, found with praise and thanksgiving flowing from me?
James 1:2; reminds us, Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
.
My worship is a life offered to him daily in acknowledgement that He is not only the one I look to for deliverance and help but as my Lord. Our worship is seen in our continual submission to Him. It’s not the sacrifice and offerings that He delights in but the heart that is continually turned to Him in a place of humble obedience.
Oswald Chambers wrote ~ “ Shipwreck occurs where there is not that mental poise which comes from being established on the eternal truth that God is holy love. Faith is the heroic effort of your life, you fling yourself in reckless confidence on God.
“”The real meaning of eternal life is a life that can face anything that must be faced without wavering. If we take this view, life becomes one great romance, a glorious opportunity for seeing marvelous things all the time. God is disciplining us to get us into this central place of power.” Chambers, O. (1986). My utmost for his highest: Selections for the year. Grand Rapids, MI: Oswald Chambers Publications; Marshall Pickering.
“ ‘For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap. 3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings in righteousness to the Lord”. Malach 3:2-3