The Trial of Your Faith. Part [13] 04/02/2024 (Evening thought)

Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Hebrews 12: 11 Now, no chastening for the present seems to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless, it yields afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. 12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; 13 And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.

However, there is something that must be pointed before we close, as it pertains to the trial of faith. It is taken from the pen of inspiration, and it should be given due consideration, at such a time as this. Here it is: [Early Writings pp 85] I saw that God had children who do not see and keep the Sabbath. They have not rejected the light upon it. And at the commencement of the time of trouble, we were filled with the Holy Ghost as we went forth and proclaimed the Sabbath more fully.

“The commencement of that time of trouble,” here mentioned does not refer to the time when the plagues shall begin to be poured out, but to a short period just before they are poured out, while Christ is in the sanctuary. At that time, while the work of salvation is closing, trouble will be coming on the earth, and the nations will be angry, yet held in check so as not to prevent the work of the third angel.

Revelation 14:9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!

The Trial of Your Faith. Part [12] 04/01/2024 (Morning thought)

Romans 12:12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation continuing instant in prayer.

This leads us to our final point which we must never ever forget: [5] The trial of our faith is always for the greater and better good, and only continues for as long as folks need to be cleansed, or matured spiritually, as the case might be. God does not leave His people in the fires of trials any longer than is needed. He does not arbitrarily allow trial for no good reason. Nor does He allow it to continue to drag on indefinitely, if His purposes have been accomplished.

When the dross has been removed, and when folks have learned the lessons of faith, God removes the trial for the fires of the furnace are to cleanse, never to destroy. After Joseph learned what he needed to learn in prison, God released him and set him on a pinnacle, for at this point God could count on him.

Similarly, with the you and me in the here and now, whenever the purposes of God have been fulfilled in our trials, we can safely trust Him to give us a break, for the work of God in the heart is to prepare each saint for eternity. In cooperation with God, folks are to build sterling, characters that can neither be bought or sold, for this is the essence of salvation in the heart.

Job 23:8 Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him. 9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hides himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him. 10 But he knows the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!