“He knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold” – Job 23:10
Are you feeling the weight of some crushing burden or heartache? Job’s words speak immeasurable comfort in the midst of any trial.
First, remember he knows the way that I take. God is not unaware of your difficulty, nor is he insensitive to the pain you are feeling. He knows. He is intimately acquainted with your situation and your condition.
And if the all-wise, all-powerful, loving God is allowing one of his people to pass through affliction, you can rest assured that there is a purpose behind it. You may not as yet see it; you may not now even agree with it. But rest assured that when he has tried you, you will come out of the trial as refined, purified gold.
He hath tried me. The source of the fire may be cruel or malicious intentions on the part of others, but ultimately God is the one who is controlling the temperature and allowing you to pass through it. In Job’s case, the Bible reveals that the devil himself was the author of his sufferings; and yet Job correctly affirmed that the trial was coming through the hand of the Lord (2:10).
Believer, rest in this wonderful assurance, that God is at once next to you in your trial and on his throne in heaven. He knows the way you are taking, and is ruling over every detail of your difficulty until you are sanctified to his glory. (Baptist Bible Hour)
In dealing with our present problems it helps to ponder our prospects – seen by looking at God’s precious promises. A child of God in the will of God can live with assurance that his suffering is serving a purpose. As we pass through the fires of affliction God uses the experience to purify our lives and to conform us “to the image of his Son” ( Rom. 8:29). The finished product will not be seen until He is finished with us here on earth, but every experience here will have an effect there. No blow from the hammer of tribulation will be wasted, and the temperature of the refiners fire will never be greater than what grace will enable us to bear. – HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
