We shall lose nothing but our dross!',

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"When He has tried me—I will emerge as pure gold!" Job 23:10

Job was in the furnace! It was heated seven times hotter. But he was conscious of his integrity. He knew that though he was imperfect—he was sincere. He knew that he had a living Redeemer; that his God knew his heart, his motives, his desires, and his course. Therefore he felt confident that he would not be consumed—but only refined. 

This is the design of all our trials. They are . . .
to make us fit for the Master's use;
to make us reflect the Saviour's image;
to fit us for eternal glory. 

However fierce the fire—we shall lose nothing but our dross! God sits by the furnace as the Refiner, He superintends the whole process of purification, and He removes us from the fire—the moment His design is accomplished. 

Tried Christian, your God is refining you!
His design is most loving!
He will take care of you!

Say with Job, "He knows the way that I take. When He has tried me—I will emerge as pure gold!"