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Take away the
dross from the silver,
and there comes
out
a vessel for
the smith.
Proverbs 25:
4
Behold, I go
forward but He is not there,
and backward,
but I cannot
perceive Him;
When He acts
on the left,
I cannot behold
Him;
He turns on
the right, I cannot see Him.
But He knows
the way I take;
When He has
tried me,
I shall come
forth as gold.
My foot has
held fast to His path;
I have kept
His way & not turned aside.
I have not departed
from the command
of His lips;
I have treasured
the words of His mouth
more than my
necessary food.
Job
23: 8-12
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And I will bring
them....
through the
fire,
refine them
as silver is refined,
and test them
as gold is tested.
They will call
on My name,
and I will answer
them;
I will say,
"They are My people,"
And they will
say,
"The LORD is
my God."
Zechariah
13: 9
Consider it
all joy, my brethren,
when you encounter
various trials;
knowing that
the testing of your faith
produces endurance.
And let endurance
have its perfect
result,
that you may
be
mature and complete,
lacking in nothing.
James 1: 2-3
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In this,
you greatly rejoice,
even though
now for a little while,
you have been
distressed by various trials;
that the proof
of your faith,
being more precious
than gold,
which is perishable,
even though
tested by fire,
may be found
to result
in praise and
glory and honor
at the revelation
of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1: 6-7
I know, O Lord,
that Thy
judgements are
righteous,
and that in
faithfulness
You have afflicted
me.
Psalms 119:
75
It is good for
me that I was afflicted,
that I may learn
Thy statutes.
Psalm 119: 71
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