Golden Girl
Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-9
“He knows the way I take;
when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold” (Job 23:10)
When we go through trials and temptations we cry, “Why Lord, why me?” You know why? He wants you to be the gold of Ophir, the perfect and best gold with not a jot of impurity in it. Job was patient in his trials because he was certain of two things: (1) God is in control (2) The end result. He was not wrong as we see in the end (23:10).
“I will test them like gold” (Zech 13:9). Silver is purified in a crucible but gold is thrown in the furnace (Prov 17:3). It seems the goldsmith waits for his face to be reflected in the molten gold, to make sure that all impurities are removed (Mal 3:3). Painful indeed but what a happy comfortable life cannot do, tears and weeping do. In every trial walk the path of perfection. It is in trials that the Lord knows what’s in our heart. “The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart” (Prov 17:3).
There is one more crucial test to prove our gold. “The crucible for silver, and the furnace for gold, but people are tested by their praise” (Prov 27:21). How do we react when people praise us? If it makes us bend backwards, we are not yet purified; if forwards, then we are pure gold.
Speaking about our eternal salvation, Peter says, “In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith — of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire — may result in praise, glory and honour when Jesus Christ is revealed” (1 Pet 1:6,7).
Peter was able to write this because he himself was sifted like wheat by satan and his faith stood the trial. As Jesus told him, he started strengthening his brothers and sisters with what he learned from his experience. Don’t be discouraged. Face your trials boldly. Rejoice. Why? God is proving the genuineness of your faith. Your faith is costlier than gold. Even gold may decay and degenerate but your faith will become purer and purer till the last day and bring glory to God.
Tomorrow we will see the responsibilities of the Golden Girl.
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| The Crowns GOD Gives Us |
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| 367. December 31 Golden Girl |
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| 366. December 30 Golden Girl |
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| 365. December 29 Golden Girl |
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| December 31 Golden Girl |
| Dec 31, 2022 |
| December 30 Golden Girl |
| Dec 30, 2022 |
| December 29 Golden Girl |
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| 051. Blessed Accident |
| Feb 21, 2018 |
| 052. Offense |
| Feb 21, 2018 |
| 053. Great and Small |
| Feb 21, 2018 |
| 094 Ant and Worm |
| Jun 01, 2016 |
| 095 Diligence Pays |
| Jun 01, 2016 |
| 096 Poor Minister |
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| 001 The Modern Prodigal |
| Jul 11, 2013 |
| 002 Lower One Foot, Lord! |
| Jul 11, 2013 |
| 003 Beautiful Cheques |
| Jul 11, 2013 |
| Introduction |
| Jun 06, 2013 |
| 001. Is GOD For Real |
| Jun 05, 2013 |
| 002.The Language of Love! |
| Jun 05, 2013 |
| 019 - Mala the Great! |
| Jun 25, 2015 |
| 020 - The Rainbow |
| Jun 25, 2015 |
| 021 - What to Do? |
| Jun 25, 2015 |
| GO |
| Sep 19, 2024 |
| Youth Prophet |
| Jul 24, 2022 |
| Starting Trouble? |
| Apr 30, 2022 |
| Golden Girl |
| Aug 27, 2018 |
| Sister Sodom |
| Jan 16, 2017 |
| Women,Leaven and Heaven! |
| Sep 30, 2016 |
| Is My Life Over? |
| Jul 17, 2023 |
| Parties Gone Wild! |
| Dec 27, 2020 |
| A Teenagers Story |
| Oct 04, 2017 |
| My Elder Brother |
| Oct 14, 2024 |
| Am I Worthy of Jesus? |
| Aug 30, 2024 |
| Peter’s Heartaches Healed! |
| Jul 30, 2024 |
| Child Abuse |
| Feb 03, 2022 |
| Wife Beating |
| Jul 11, 2021 |
| Creepers Without Support |
| Sep 30, 2016 |
Dr. Lilian Stanley
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91 9843511943
lilianstanley@gmail.com
Blessing Youth Mission
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91-416-2242943, +91-416-2248943
hq@bymonline.org
www.bymonline.org
Click here for more options
To buy books written by Dr. Lilian Stanley, kindly reach to us in the follwing address
Blessing Literature Centre
21/11 West Coovam River Road,
Chintadripet,
Chennai 600 002, India.
+91-44-28450411, 8806270699
blc@bymonline.org
| Don’t be Rash! |
| Dec 21, 2022 |
| Bobo and Topi |
| Dec 19, 2022 |
| Remember the Poor! |
| Dec 14, 2022 |
| The Best Crown Ever! (Tamil) |
| Dec 05, 2022 |
| The Best Crown Ever! |
| Nov 18, 2022 |
| The Crowns GOD Gives Us |
| Nov 13, 2022 |
| 367. December 31 Golden Girl |
| Jun 06, 2023 |
| 366. December 30 Golden Girl |
| Jun 05, 2023 |
| 365. December 29 Golden Girl |
| Jun 04, 2023 |
| December 31 Golden Girl |
| Dec 31, 2022 |
| December 30 Golden Girl |
| Dec 30, 2022 |
| December 29 Golden Girl |
| Dec 29, 2022 |
| 051. Blessed Accident |
| Feb 21, 2018 |
| 052. Offense |
| Feb 21, 2018 |
| 053. Great and Small |
| Feb 21, 2018 |
| 094 Ant and Worm |
| Jun 01, 2016 |
| 095 Diligence Pays |
| Jun 01, 2016 |
| 096 Poor Minister |
| Jun 01, 2016 |
| 001 The Modern Prodigal |
| Jul 11, 2013 |
| 002 Lower One Foot, Lord! |
| Jul 11, 2013 |
| 003 Beautiful Cheques |
| Jul 11, 2013 |
| Introduction |
| Jun 06, 2013 |
| 001. Is GOD For Real |
| Jun 05, 2013 |
| 002.The Language of Love! |
| Jun 05, 2013 |
| 019 - Mala the Great! |
| Jun 25, 2015 |
| 020 - The Rainbow |
| Jun 25, 2015 |
| 021 - What to Do? |
| Jun 25, 2015 |
| GO |
| Sep 19, 2024 |
| Youth Prophet |
| Jul 24, 2022 |
| Starting Trouble? |
| Apr 30, 2022 |
| Golden Girl |
| Aug 27, 2018 |
| Sister Sodom |
| Jan 16, 2017 |
| Women,Leaven and Heaven! |
| Sep 30, 2016 |
| Is My Life Over? |
| Jul 17, 2023 |
| Parties Gone Wild! |
| Dec 27, 2020 |
| A Teenagers Story |
| Oct 04, 2017 |
| My Elder Brother |
| Oct 14, 2024 |
| Am I Worthy of Jesus? |
| Aug 30, 2024 |
| Peter’s Heartaches Healed! |
| Jul 30, 2024 |
| Child Abuse |
| Feb 03, 2022 |
| Wife Beating |
| Jul 11, 2021 |
| Creepers Without Support |
| Sep 30, 2016 |
Golden Girl
Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-9
“He knows the way I take;
when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold” (Job 23:10)
When we go through trials and temptations we cry, “Why Lord, why me?” You know why? He wants you to be the gold of Ophir, the perfect and best gold with not a jot of impurity in it. Job was patient in his trials because he was certain of two things: (1) God is in control (2) The end result. He was not wrong as we see in the end (23:10).
“I will test them like gold” (Zech 13:9). Silver is purified in a crucible but gold is thrown in the furnace (Prov 17:3). It seems the goldsmith waits for his face to be reflected in the molten gold, to make sure that all impurities are removed (Mal 3:3). Painful indeed but what a happy comfortable life cannot do, tears and weeping do. In every trial walk the path of perfection. It is in trials that the Lord knows what’s in our heart. “The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart” (Prov 17:3).
There is one more crucial test to prove our gold. “The crucible for silver, and the furnace for gold, but people are tested by their praise” (Prov 27:21). How do we react when people praise us? If it makes us bend backwards, we are not yet purified; if forwards, then we are pure gold.
Speaking about our eternal salvation, Peter says, “In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith — of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire — may result in praise, glory and honour when Jesus Christ is revealed” (1 Pet 1:6,7).
Peter was able to write this because he himself was sifted like wheat by satan and his faith stood the trial. As Jesus told him, he started strengthening his brothers and sisters with what he learned from his experience. Don’t be discouraged. Face your trials boldly. Rejoice. Why? God is proving the genuineness of your faith. Your faith is costlier than gold. Even gold may decay and degenerate but your faith will become purer and purer till the last day and bring glory to God.
Tomorrow we will see the responsibilities of the Golden Girl.
Dr. Lilian Stanley
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91 9843511943
lilianstanley@gmail.com
Blessing Youth Mission
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91-416-2242943, +91-416-2248943
hq@bymonline.org
www.bymonline.org
Click here for more options
To buy books written by Dr. Lilian Stanley, kindly reach to us in the follwing address
Blessing Literature Centre
21/11 West Coovam River Road,
Chintadripet,
Chennai 600 002, India.
+91-44-28450411, Mob:8806270699
blc@bymonline.org
