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  THE TRIAL OF YOUR FAITH, BEING MUCH MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD
  by A.B. Simpson
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Summary: Our trials are great opportunities for God to prove His love
and power in our lives, and to bring us rich blessings and treasures.

Topics: "Faith in Trials", "God's Love in Adversity"
Scripture References: James 1:2, 1 Peter 1:7

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A.B. Simpson emphasizes that trials are not obstacles but divine
opportunities to experience God's love and power. He encourages
believers to view difficult situations as moments for God's glorious
manifestations, transforming clouds into rainbows and mountains into
paths of ascension. Simpson reflects on how often God's richest
blessings come during times of pressure, suggesting that the rough
packages of trials contain the treasures of God's love. He calls for the
purifying fire of God to burn away self and sin, allowing believers to
walk through the furnace with Him.

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0ur trials are great opportunities. Too often we look on them as great
obstacles. It would be a heaven of rest if each of us would recognize
every difficult situation as one of God's chosen ways of proving to us
His love and power. It would be an inspiration of unspeakable power if,
instead of calculating upon defeat, we should begin to look around for
the messages of His glorious manifestations. Then indeed every cloud
would become a rainbow and every mountain a path of ascension and a
scene of transfiguration.

If we will look upon the past, many of us will find that the very time
our heavenly Father has chosen to do the kindest things for us and give
us the richest blessings has been the time when we were under great
pressure and hemmed in on every side.

God's jewels are often sent to us in rough packages, but within we find
the very treasures of the King's palace and the Bridegroom's love. Fire
of God, thy work begin, Burn up the dross of self and sin; Burn off my
fetters, set me free, And through the furnace walk with me.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/ab-simpson/the-trial-of-your-faith-being-much-more-precious-than-gold/
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