It is easy to be a Christian when life is favorable. But Christians often have troubles in their lives. God uses these troubles to make our faith in God strong and pure. To have faith in God means to trust in God and in Jesus Christ his Son. James 1:2-4 says that troubles help people to grow up as strong Christians. So we should have joy even when they have troubles. In this world gold is very valuable. When someone has faith in God, this is much more valuable to God than gold. Gold is a metal. It shines even when it is not pure. If you mix gold with other metals, it still looks like pure gold. If you melt gold in a pot in a hot fire, we can find out whether the gold really is pure. As it gets hotter, any other metals or bits of dirt rise to the surface. Then someone can remove them. In this verse, Peter said that troubles in a person’s life are like this fire. When we have troubles, we see the bad behavior that hides inside us. We should stop and trust God. If we do this, then our faith in God is genuine. ‘Our genuine faith will bring praise, glory and honor to Jesus when he comes again’. This means that both Jesus and we with genuine faith will receive praise, glory and honor. We shall not understand some of God’s purposes in this life. But later God will reveal them only at the final judgement. 1Peter 1:6-7 I know the thought of that is exciting, even if you must suffer through different kinds of troubles for a short time now. These troubles test your faith and prove that it is pure. And such faith is worth more than gold. Gold can be proved to be pure by fire, but gold will ruin. When your faith is proven to be pure, the result will be praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ comes. Devotional verse for today.. with Marie Abenoja Arceno Lilia Jacildo Supremido Lorna Dincol Ladymarina Ganay
Posted on: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 03:03:48 +0000
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