A message by Charles Spurgeon this morning blessed me greatly... Following is a portion of it that speaks of those difficult times when we are tried like gold by the fires of life. Hang in there and be blessed, my friends. He loves His dear children and is forming us to be instruments of honor to carry His Spirit and be used for His glory! ~~~ If a man is not sure that he is sincere, he cannot have confidence in God. If you are a bit of gold and know it, THE FIRE AND YOU ARE FRIENDS. You will come forth out of it; for no fire will burn up GOLD. But if you suspect that you are some IMITATION metal, some MIXTURE which glitters but is not gold, you will then hate fire, and have no good word for it. You will proudly murmur at the divine dispensations: Why should you be put into the fire? Why should you be tried? You will kick against Gods providence if you are a hypocrite; but if you are really sincere, you will submit to the divine hand, and will not lie down in despair. THE MOTTO OF PURE GOLD IS, I SHALL COME FORTH! But how does that come forth? It comes forth PROVED. It has been assayed, and is now warranted PURE. So shall you be. The dross has gone; but ALL THE GOLD IS (still) THERE. O child of God, you may decrease in bulk, but not in bullion! You may lose importance, but not innocence. You may not talk so big; but there shall be really more to talk of. And what a gain it is to lose dross! What gain to lose pride! What gain to lose self-sufficiency! Once more, how does gold come forth from the furnace? It comes forth READY FOR USE. Now the goldsmith may take it and make what HE PLEASES of it. So, beloved, if you are on the way to heaven and you meet with difficulties, they will bring you PREPARATION FOR HIGHER SERVICE; you will be a better and more useful man; you will be a woman whom God can more fully use to comfort others of a sorrowful spirit. SPIRITUAL AFFLICTIONS ARE HEAVENLY PROMOTIONS. You are going a rank higher: God is putting another stripe upon your arm. You were only a corporal, but now He is making a sergeant of you. Be not discouraged. You that have set out for heaven this morning, do not go back because you get a rainy day when you start. May the Lord so bless you, for He knows the way you take; and when He hath tried you, HE WILL BRING YOU FORTH AS GOLD! Amen.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 14:44:52 +0000
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