3 “This third I will put into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’ ” ZECHARIAH 13:9
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e vastly underestimate the worth God places on our lives. If the amount He paid for us were always in the forefront of our minds, no longer would we hesitate to trust Him in the refining process. He puts us through fiery trials, not because we are disposable to Him, but quite the opposite. He considers us the finest silver and the purest gold: His children, His people. May we rest in the truth that our lives are far more valuable to our Creator than they are to us. He will not put us through any pain without the end goal of making us more like Christ. It is a grace to share in only part of His suffering and to partake in all of His glory. KAITLIN
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