July 7, 2014
GOD’S REFINING PROCESS PURIFIES HIS CHILDREN FOR THE JOURNEY AHEAD!!!
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV)
My friends that verse should tell each of God’s Chosen that there is a refining process, let’s take gold ore for example, it must go through a TRIED and TRIAL process, a process of refining and purifying in order to make the substance a pure 
product.
The first step in God’s REFINING PROCESS is to heat the gold or in our Christians Journey Christ has placed each of us on, the PROCESS begins with all of our trials, tribulations, disappointments, Heartache’s and pains that reminds a Child of God that here [on this earth] we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come and ”[that city “no eye has seen, [or] ear has heard, and no human mind has conceived” so until that day let each of us] Through Jesus,…..continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise [as we] openly profess his name.” Heb 13:14-15 (NIV)
In addition, we are also carrying the Cross of our Savior which is a final PROCESS of purification for our JOURNEY to the Promise Land. My friends we are in the final season of the history of this world and if we seek God’s Kingdom, then our faith must be “more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire,…”1 Peter 1:7 (NKJV)
But as a Child of God He tells us that He will “……. thoroughly purge away our dross, And take away all [of] our alloy.” Isaiah 1:25 NKJV) as He prepares us to finish His work here on earth. But there is no SHORT CUTS to the kingdom or a easier course to travel.
Christ our example has chosen us as His 21st century apostles who by definition are those who are ambassadors, or 
messengers commissioned to carry out the instructions of Jesus Christ our Supreme Commander. For “…..everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.” Luke 12:48 (NIV)
MUCH MY FRIENDS has been given His Chosen, the trying process is taking place now, ARE WE PREPARED TO ENDURE TILL THE END, do we take every precious moment that we have left in SEARCHING the SCRIPTURES and preparing our MIND AND BODY For “great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be…” Matt. 24:21-22
Have we taken our Faith to the next level, do we seek daily with heartfelt prayer the OUTPOURING OF GOD”S SPIRIT. “Blessed are the PURE IN HEART: for they shall see God.” Matt 5:8 (KJV) It does not say in the Prospector or refining and purging stages, it says THE PURE IN HEART, That tells me we have been tried, and tested and are ready for Gods Kingdom.
God still extends His grace to each of His Children who HAVE MUCH, which means God’s NAME and WORD has been a part of our life most of our lives but the problem is we have not allowed Christ to “purge our lives from the god of this world so we have no excuse so MUCH HAS BEEN GIVEN WHICH WE HAVE NOT TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, but God’s promises tells us once we allow God’s refining process to take effect we “shall be a vessel set apart and useful for honorable and noble purposes, consecrated and profitable to the Master, fit and ready for any good work..” 2 Timothy 2:21 (AMP)
In addition we will “also be heirs, of God and co-heirs with Christ…..” .” Romans 8:17(NIV) Yes sinners saved by grace can think of ourselves as royalty in the same bloodline as God’s only begotten Son, yes Sons and Daughters of the CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE how sweet the sound.
And with God’s DNA comes the power of the cross through God’s Spirit “So now I realize more then ever the significance of the text “For God so LOVED THE WORLD, yes my friends we are THE WORLD and all of His promises goes to all who believe, “that He gave HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16
So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY
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