Refining

Proverbs 25:4 “…Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth [the material for] a vessel for the silversmith [to work up]…”   God has been likened to the ‘Silversmith’ in Malachi 3: 3. Through our trials,...

Freedom

Galatians 5:1 “…In [this] freedom Christ has made us free [and completely liberated us]; stand fast then, and do not be hampered and held ensnared and submit again to a yoke of slavery [which you have once put off]…”   We have freedom in...

A New Song To Sing

Psalm 40:2-3 “…He drew me up out of a horrible pit [a pit of tumult and of destruction], out of the miry clay (froth and slime), and set my feet upon a rock, steadying my steps and establishing my goings. And He has put a new song in my mouth, a song of...

Grief

Isaiah 6:1-3 “…To grant [consolation and joy] to those who mourn in Zion–to give them an ornament (a garland or diadem) of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the garment [expressive] of praise instead of a heavy, burdened,...

Patience

Hebrews 10:36 “…For you have need of steadfast patience and endurance, so that you may perform and fully accomplish the will of God, and thus receive and carry away [and enjoy to the full] what is promised…”    Patience and endurance seem...