...behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap. Malachi 3:1-2 ESV The Word made flesh... He is coming again one day... and the passing of every day...… Continue reading it stinks…
Category: purification
fire…
This morning... I'm reminded by another blogger... God is in the fire... Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in… Continue reading fire…
when things go wrong…
When things go wrong...You... Lord... reveal my lack of faith...And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea,so that the boat was being swamped by the waves;but he was asleep. And they went and woke him saying,"Save us, Lord; we are perishing." And he said to them,"Why are you afraid, O you of little… Continue reading when things go wrong…
thoughts on… persecution…
Persecution...He uses it...to spread His Word...Those who had been scattered by the persecutiontriggered by Stephen's death traveled as far asPhoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch...Acts 11:19 Msgand purify His people...Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver;I have tried you in the furnace of affliction.Isaiah 48:10 ESVChristians around the world...endure much persecution...China...the Middle East...North Korea...Egypt...Libya...Indonesia...and more...So… Continue reading thoughts on… persecution…