“But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.” – Job 23:10
Frederick Brotherton (F.B.) Meyer was a Baptist pastor and evangelist in England. His ministry and inner-city mission work extended to North America. He is the author of more than 75 books. On the subject of testing, Meyer wrote:
“The supreme test of goodness is not in the greater but in the smaller incidents of our character and practice; not what we are when standing in the searchlight of public scrutiny, but when we reach the firelight flicker of our homes; not what we are when some clarion-call rings through the air, summoning us to fight for life and liberty, but our attitude when we are called to sentry-duty in the grey morning, when the watch-fire is burning low. It is impossible to be our best at the supreme moment if character is corroded and eaten into by daily inconsistency, unfaithfulness, and besetting sin.”
The Lord tests us and knows what needs to be refined in our lives to make us more like Him. Today in prayer, praise the Lord for His testing, knowing that testing brings you closer to Jesus.
“We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking, only to learn that it is God who is shaking them.” – Charles C. West
“For you, O God, tested us; you refined us like silver.” – Psalm 66:10
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