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Marketplace Proverbs & Coffee With Ernie
“Silver and gold are tested by flames of fire; our thoughts are tested by the Lord.” Proverbs 17:3 CEV
There’s a difference between being tested and being punished. Punishment looks backward; testing looks forward. Punishment condemns. Testing refines.
Just as silver and gold require intense heat to reveal their purity, God uses life’s pressures to refine our motives, attitudes, and reactions. Refinement isn’t about destruction, it’s about distinction. The impurities, known as dross rise to the surface so we can see what doesn’t belong and choose to release it.
In the marketplace, these…
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