Real Gold Fears No Fire

Years ago I read a book called Safely Home by Randy Alcorn about a persecuted Christian in China. Everytime circumstances were unbearable, he would remind himself that "real gold fears no fire". He knew that times of testing would come but it was necessary to prove what he was made of.

When you find yourself in one of the "fires" of life, whether it be financial, relational, or physical, If you belong to Christ, you can rest assured that you are not alone. God himself is with you. After you are delivered from the fire you will be refined. The only things burned off will be the chains that previously had you bound. As a refined instrument of God, you can now be used more effectively and your faith in God will increase. Hard, difficult times are the conditions needed for miracles and God is in the miracle making business. If you never had any problems then you would have no need for faith and you wouldn't know the awesome power of God to solve them.

REAL GOLD FEARS NO FIRE!

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Read the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. They were literally thrown into a furnace but found out they were not alone.