REFINING FIRE!

REFINING FIRE!
Colossians 1:27 speaks of Christ in you. Bible writers carefully chose their words. Christ 'in' you means 'the Anointed One in you. God created man from the earth (Gen 2:7). Just as beneath the earth are tremendous resources such as iron, brass, silver and gold; inside you lies tremendous potentials that only the Anointed One can unearth. In John 14:12 Jesus says those who believe in Him will be able to do greater works. Through His power, you can heal the sick, raise the dead and do what people call impossible. However, before God can use you to do these, there is a need for you to pass through his 'refining fire'. This will change you from your raw state to a usable finished state. When iron is extracted from the ground, it is purified by fire. If iron stays long enough in the fire, it becomes steel. It is the refining of brass in fire that turns it into bronze. Silver and gold are also refined after being brought out of the ground. You need to be refined for the gold, silver or bronze in you to come to the limelight (Zech 13:8-9; Mal 3:2-3). According to 1 Peter 1:7, such refining may come as trials of faith. If you have not gone through trials, it might be the reason why you have not achieved much. Ask for grace to go through fiery tests victoriously.



Some people go through fire but instead of delivering their gold, they are burned by it. Pray that fire will reveal your gold