What are we made of? What is in our characters? “The Lord tests the hearts” (Proverbs 17:3). Only He can judge our content with accuracy. While our actions can give a clue to our characters, only God can read our thoughts and see inside our hearts. We can’t determine the purity of a piece of gold by just looking at it neither can humans be judged by what is on the outside. And the answer follows: “I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings” (v. ![]() The Bible says, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9). Just as most gold is naturally impure, humans in their natural state are filled with impurities. Gold is tested with heat it is made pure by going through the fire. This usually involves a lengthy process of heating and cooling cycles. Gold is refined to remove its impurities. For instance, a cubic foot of gold weighs about half-a-ton, and a one-ounce piece of gold can be pressed to cover 300 square feet. It also has some very interesting properties. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been.Gold has been treasured by mankind for a long time, with gold bars and jewelry dating as early as 4000 B.C. ![]() He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day – and not only to me, but also to all who have. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. Search the Daily Prayers Recent Daily Prayers You will bring about goodness, justice, and mercy as you have promised, and so fulfill your will. You are our God and Father as you have promised, and remaining at your side, we look to you in faith and trust. Your hand can shorten the time we must wait until your light shines out of the darkness of death and evil, until your light reveals your life to your children and to the whole world. Let your light glow in our hearts to give us firmness, patience, and perseverance throughout the time of testing, no matter how long it lasts. Lord God, our Father in heaven, we turn to you in these times when we are under so much stress and temptation. I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds." Psalm 77:9–12, NIV ![]() I will remember the deeds of the Lord yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has he in anger withheld his compassion? Then I thought, "To this I will appeal: the years when the Most High stretched out his right hand.
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