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- It is being tested as fire tests gold and purifies it—and your faith is far more precious to God than mere gold; so if your faith remains strong after being tried in the test tube of fiery trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day of his return.
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Oct 30, 2023 · God rested upon them in Shekinah-like glory through His Holy Spirit to enable them to stay true and glorify God in the midst of cruel and evil circumstances. God’s presence is glorious and His presence by His Spirit enables the believer to be obedient to this directive to “glorify God in that name.”
Jun 27, 2013 · Trials occur under the umbrella of God’s sovereignty. Job said to his grieving wife, “Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?” (2:10). Trials may come from Satan (as permitted by God).
King James Version. 12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: 13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
Jan 25, 2016 · So whatever form the fiery trial takes — the rolling of eyes or the rolling of heads — God calls his blood-bought, eternally secure people not to be surprised, but to entrust our souls to him, to despise the shame, to rejoice, and to overflow with good deeds, and thus to show your treasure is not in this world but in the all-glorious God.
- As Christians, We Should Expect Trials (4:12).
- As Christians, We Should Exult in Trials (4:13-14).
- As Christians We Should Examine Ourselves in Trials (4:15-18).
- As Christians, We Should Entrust Ourselves to God in Trials (4:19).
- Conclusion
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“Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you.” But in spite of his words, we often are surprised, aren’t we? We’re often surprised by the intensityof the trials. Peter calls the trials a “fiery ordeal.” We don’t know for sure, but he may have b...
This is where the hard stuff gets harder! Enduring trials is one thing; exulting in them is something else! In fact, it’s humanly impossible. Only God can supernaturally give us great joy in the midst of trials. We may not rejoice in the trial itself, which would be masochistic; but, we can rejoice in the ultimate good that will come out of it. As ...
Peter says, in effect, “Make sure you aren’t suffering because of some sin on your part. If you’re not, then you can glorify God in it. And, if you’re tempted to bail out and go back to the world on account of your trials, then consider what will happen to unbelievers. If godly people suffer now as they do, what do you think will happen to the ungo...
Where else can we go? If we suffer for our faith in Christ, then we can know that it is according to God’s will. Thus we can entrust ourselves to Him as the faithful Creator and continue to do what is right. “Entrust” is a banking term that meant to deposit one’s valuables to another for safe keeping. Paul used the noun when he told Timothy, “I kno...
Compared to what martyrs and other saints have suffered, I have not gone through much. But I can testify that whenever I have suffered, especially when I’ve suffered for the cause of Christ, I have grown closer to Christ, I have sensed His abiding peace and good pleasure, and I’ve known His joy in a deeper way than at any other time. I just receive...
How can we know if a trial is from the Lord, from Satan, or from our own making?How can we rejoice in trials when, honestly, we feel angry toward God? Is the anger “natural” or “sinful”?Is “trusting God” an impractical cliche or the most practical thing you can do in a trial?A person who has gone through a horrible trial angrily asks, “How can you trust a God who allows this to happen?” Your response?New Living Translation. Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. English Standard Version. Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
Jul 5, 2023 · Armed with the wisdom of Peter, we are guided through the fiery ordeal of trials and tribulations and prove the “genuineness of [our] faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire” (1 Peter 1:7).
