MORNING MANNA 6-16-23
GOLD FROM GRIEF
Do you ever wonder why life is so difficult and painful, and why God doesn’t come quickly to your rescue? Why do good people suffer, while the wicked seem to prosper?
Alan Redpath explains it this way: ” Gold is poured into the furance because it is gold and has to be refined; you do not put rubbish into that kind of furance. Corn is threshed because it is corn, but you do not bother to do that with weeds. A diamond of exceptional beauty and quality is going to undergo far more cutting than any other stone because the owner desires more of its beauty.”
If God is doing a painful work in your life, that you don’t understand, trust Him! As Job said, ” But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” ( Job 23:10 ). When we acknowledge that God is aware of our problem, adequate to use it for good, and available when we need Him most it gives us a perfect peace – even when life seems less than perfect.- HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
Humble, Tx.
