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“That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth…might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 1:7).
“The word of the Lord endureth for ever” (1 Peter 1:25).
When we trust the Lord, sometimes He tests our faith. He does this by allowing us to go through some serious problems, and perhaps we think that He is not listening to us, or caring about us. But all this is precious to the Lord, for He does care, and He knows all that is happening to us. We can safely trust Him, for as we read in our second verse, His Word endures forever.
An older brother used to remind us that “the Lord may TEST our faith, but He will never DISAPPOINT our faith.” This is true, and when we trust Him even when things are not going well, it pleases Him. When we get home to heaven, He will reward us for our faith in Him.
Sometimes gold is tested with fire, because there are people who make “fake gold.” But this fake gold will not stand up in the fire. However, real gold will withstand the hot fire, because it is real. It is the same with our faith. It endures even when things are not going well, because we know that the Lord will not fail us.
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