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"And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried; they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God." Zechariah 13:8-9
This scripture has much relevance to what God's people go through in hard trials. Though we might for a time wonder what the purpose is of all these severe and fiery trials that we are going through, we should not be surprised. We only have one life to live before our family, friends, and neighbors. God has a definite purpose for our life.
"Beloved, think it not strange concerning the FIERY TRIAL which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy." 1 Peter 4: 12-13 "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their TESTIMONY; and they loved not their lives unto the death." Revelations 12:11
It is only through the repetitious buffeting of our trials that we can become a shiny vessel For God's Use. It is only through the heat of the fire that we become more strongly tempered for His strength to become a part of us. Only then can God use us in his harvest to glean other souls ripe for the gathering. Without the endurance of the trial, we would have no wisdom from God to use for others to be won by. Only through His blood and our testimony are we victorious for the gathering for His kingdom.
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