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Isaiah 48:10 - The Furnace of Affliction.

Isaiah 48:10 (NLT) I have refined you but 
not in the way silver is refined. Rather, I have 
refined you in the furnace of suffering.  

COMMENTARY PEARL

   Whats got you tied up? Whats 
limiting you from being all God meant for you to be? 
   God can use the trials in your life to 
eliminate whats holding you back. 
   No one likes those times when things get 
stressful, deadlines are coming too fast, and 
expectations seem unreachable. But sometimes God uses 
heat in your life to burn off the stuff thats 
tying you down. You just need to trust God through 
the pain. 
   God says in Isaiah 48:10, I have 
refined you, but not as silver is refined. Rather, I 
have refined you in the furnace of suffering 
(NLT). 
   Its unlikely youll literally go 
through a fiery furnace in your life, but youll 
go through the furnace of suffering many, many 
times. God promises to refine you with that fire. 
   Its like silver and gold. When its 
heated up, all the impurities are burned off. Then, 
youre left with 100 percent gold or silver.  
   If you ask a silversmith how to know when 
silver is pure, hell tell you it happens when 
you can see your reflection while looking into 
the cauldron. 
   God knows youre purified when he can 
see his own reflection in you, because you look 
more like Jesus Christ.  
   Only the fire can do that in your life. 
[Daily Devotional by Rick Warren: 
https://pastorrick.com/devotional/] 

LINK FOR FURTHER STUDY ON THIS PASSAGE

Isaiah 48:10 - The Furnace of Affliction: 
http://www.abible.com/devotions/2011/20110925-1806.html 

YOUR COMMENTS

If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or 
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either 
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in 
hearing from you.  Thanks in advance and let's keep 
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred 
Gibbs  

LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT

Most Important Decision in Life: 
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A Man without Equal by Bill Bright: 
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Seeking God Made Real: 
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Prayer Made Real: 
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Importance of Choice: 
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Medical Seminar on Healthful Living by David 
DeRose, MD, MPH: 
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