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04-23-23
The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart. — Proverbs 17:3 (NIV)
Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. — Proverbs 3:9–10 (NIV)
Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but a person is tested by being praised. — Proverbs 27:21 (NLT)
My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in. — Proverbs 3:11–12 (NIV)
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. — James 1:2–3 (NIV)
The wages of the righteous is life, but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death. — Proverbs 10:16 (NIV)
When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever. — Proverbs 10:25 (NIV)
Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter. If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? — Proverbs 24:11–12a (NIV)
Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. — Proverbs 3:9–10 (NIV)
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. — Romans 3:23–24 (NIV)
My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in. — Proverbs 3:11–12 (NIV)
When we go through life’s tests, either success or adversity, we need to lean into the Gospel and humble ourselves and cling to His Love.