The Purging Process-That You Might Come Forth As Gold

Saints as the day of the Lord draws closer we are all going to be purged, purging is painful, excruciating, draining, life sapping. At times you may not feel like God is even hearing your prayers. You may fast and pray and cry out to Him, and yet see no answer.

We must trust though we see no answer. Or perhaps the answer we see is not what we had in mind we must understand and believe that God is in control.

God is testing His saints, He is refining us, He is preparing us as Gold is prepared in a furnace...He is melting us that He may conform us to His image...He is melting us that we might be made white....It may seem that God has forsaken you, but look up for your redemption draweth nigh, and it shall be worth it all saints.....Remember He is with you in your fire....He will never leave you or forsake you....He loves you with an everlasting love....

For so long, the feel good preachers, and prophets, have been telling the saints, oh you don't have to suffer, God wants you to be rich, you will see no sorrow, you will be whisked out of the earth one day before any bad stuff happens.... Well saints that was all lies.....there is suffering involved in bearing your cross daily and following in Christs steps...all who live Godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution, shall be tried and tested.... Any time we have to lay our selves down, and become 100% dependant upon the Lord, just to get our heads off the pillow because our burdens are so heavy, and get through the day because we know others depend on us, that God depends on us ...that's suffering, and all saints will go through these times. These times will increase as the day draws nearer because God will make us white!

We must trust God no matter what situations look like, we must take one day at a time, sometimes one hour at a time, and trust God, knowing that Satan wants to defeat us and bring us to the place of utter despair. We must remember we are not alone in our suffering.

The Lord lead me to this Word this morning:

Daniel 11:33-35

33. And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.

34. Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.

35. And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.

Now we know this is written about the nation of Israel, but the Word says that all scripture is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness.

2 Timothy 3:16-17

16. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.

17. That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

This morning the Lord showed me that I am being purged, it is not pleasant, it is extremely painful. It may seem like there is little help, but the Lord is in these things, and although I feel as if I can not even breath for grieving, for the souls around me, I must fight on for the Lord, I must do what He has called me to do. I must not loose my focus.

The situations that are taking place in the lives of my family members, yes yet even more has occurred...and both situations look impossible-But for God-I covet your prayers. Satan knows what is most dear to us, and he goes after what is most dear to us, to steal, kill and destroy...that's his favorite past time, in fact his only past time.

Things are only going to heat up saints, so don't think these things to be strange and wonder why they are happening. If I can encourage you with this alone-Remember that if you are willing to suffer with Christ you shall also reign with Him in eternity!