God’s Refining Furnace

  As silver is melted in a furnace, so you shall be melted in the midst of it, and you shall know that I am the LORD; I have poured out my wrath upon you.” —Ezekiel 22:22 As we read Ezekiel 22-23 today, here are some helpful comments on Ezekiel 22:17-22 by  Alan Carr, Sermons … More God’s Refining Furnace

Tested and purified

But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold.  Job 23:10 Job knew that God could find him anywhere, even when it appeared that he couldn’t find God.  Deep down, Job knew the truth.  The truth had just been obscured by the trials and tribulations … More Tested and purified

“Refining”: A process of being tested and tried

Our passage from Deuteronomy mentions “God testing us.” The Bible tells us that a believer is like gold or silver that must be “tried” in a furnace to remove all the impurities in the metal. What is that process of refining silver? Psalm 66:10 For you, O God, have tested us;  you have tried us as … More “Refining”: A process of being tested and tried

Tested and purified

But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold.  Job 23:10 Job knew that God could find him anywhere, even when it appeared that he couldn’t find God.  Deep down, Job knew the truth.  The truth had just been obscured by the trials and tribulations … More Tested and purified

God, the Refiner

Comments on Ezekiel 22:17-22 by  Alan Carr, Sermons and Outlines: Israel is pictured as impure silver.  They have allowed themselves to become mingled with the world, and, as a result, they are no longer pure, but have become worthless and weak.  God is pictured as a refiner of metals. God is determined to rid them … More God, the Refiner