By Pastor Andrew Farland
To make a galvanized sword, steel is placed over a hot fire, and then pounded and folded over 2,000 times. It’s virtually the same process when God fashions you into a tool that He can use for His kingdom.
Just like the sword, you have to go through the fire, the pounding, and folding. His goal is to make you so strong that He can swing you against anything and you won’t break.
1 Peter 1:6-7
So be truly glad! There is wonderful joy ahead, even though it is necessary for you to endure many trials for a while. These trials are only to test your faith, to show that it is strong and pure. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—and your faith is far more precious to God than mere gold. So if your faith remains strong after being tried by fiery trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
Be encouraged today because God is with you.
