Testimony for the Church, Number 26 (1876)
The purification of the people of God cannot be accomplished
without their suffering. God permits the fires of affliction to consume
the dross, to separate the worthless from the valuable and let the pure
metal shine forth. He passes us from one fire to another, testing our
true worth. If we cannot bear these trials, what will we do in the
time
of trouble!
If prosperity or adversity discover falseness, pride or
selfishness in our hearts, what shall we do when God tries every man's
work as by fire, and lays bare the secrets of all hearts!
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