Verse of the day: I have experienced you in the furnace of affliction (Isaiah 48:10).
A long time ago, I fixed this verse before my eyes, on the wall of my room; In many ways it was also written in my heart: to be chosen by God is not trivial Divine Choice makes the chosen choose; it is better to be God’s chosen one than to be chosen from an entire nation; this privilege is so eminent that we willingly accept any inconvenience that is presented to it, as are the Jews who ate bitter herbs for the Easter Lamb. We chose the oven, because God tested us there.
- We are chosen as anguished people and not as prosperous people; chosen not in the palace but in the oven; beauty is disfigured in the furnace.
- Appearance is destroyed.
- Strength is diluted.
- Glory is consumed; however.
- In the furnace of affliction.
- Eternal love reveals its secrets and declares its choices.
- It happened to us.
- At the time of the most intense trials.
- God made our call and choice evident to us.
- On this occasion.
- We chose the Lord to be our God; He.
- In turn.
- Has shown us that we are indeed his elected officials; therefore.
- If the furnace were to light seven times hotter today.
- We would not fear it.
- Because the glorious Son of God will walk with us amid the incandescent flames.