Refiner's Fire

…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.

See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.

A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.

For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.

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.

In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials

But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.

And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.

I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.

Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people?