REFINED: God is refining you like silver for glory - Zechariah 13:9

I will refine them as silver is refined, test them for purity as gold is tested. Then they’ll pray to Me by name, and I will answer them personally. I’ll say, ‘That’s my people.’ They’ll say, ‘God—my God!’” Zechariah 13:9

Praise & Prayer:
I worship and praise You, God—my God, for reminding me that You are refining my character and preparing me with careful attention through life's trials and momentary afflictions for Your eternal kingdom. I'm willing to share in the sufferings of Christ, so that I may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory. Purify my faith like gold, Lord Jesus, through the tribulations and sufferings You permit me to face. Pray for me as You did for Peter, so that my faith endures the tests of time and does not fail. I ask in Your mighty name, my Savior and King.

Endless Truth:

• "I have said these things to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world, you will have tribulation [suffering; hardship; affliction]. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
• "In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 1:6-7
• "And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you." 1 Peter 5:10
• "For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!" 2 Corinthians 4:17