Ezekiel 41-42, 1 Peter 1, Proverbs 16: 7-16
1 Peter 1: 6-7 (ESV)
“In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have
been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your
faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be
found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus
Christ.”
In verses 6 and 7 from 1 Peter 1, Peter tells
the church in modern day Turkey that the purpose of trials in life is that God
is testing the enduring quality of our faith. God doesn’t test us to know what
kind of faith we have because he already knows these things. God tests our
faith to show us what kind of faith we have and the strength of it. Without
these tests, we would not know the quality of our faith and always be in doubt
of it. But once you are tested, you will have visible proof in your own memory
that your faith is strong and long lasting. These are memories you can hold onto
when doubt enters your life. Knowing what kind of faith we have, will give us
the strength to push away our doubts of Jesus Christ.
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