“Therefore I counsel you to purchase from Me gold refined and tested by fire, That you may be (truly) wealthy, and White clothes to clothe you and to keep the shame of your nudity from being seen, and salve to put on your eyes, that you may see.”
Revelations 3:18 ampc
This is where this study began. With this verse. I always have felt intrigued about fire in the scriptures. Jesus said this to the Lukewarm Church.
Vs 17 - For you say, I am rich; I have prospered and grown wealthy, and I am in need of nothing; and you do not realize and understand that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind and naked.
Then Jesus goes on to say,
Those whom I (dearly and tenderly) love, I tell their faults and convict, and convince and reprove and chasten (I discipline and instruct them). So be enthusiastic and in earnest and burning with zeal and repentance (changing your mind and attitude).
I pulled out my iPad and googled “Buy gold by fire” scriptures. And an abundance of scriptures came up. What I have found is there are threads throughout the Bible of things God wants us to find and follow throughout so we can get a broader and more concise view of Who He is, but also of Who He has chosen us to be.
There are various threads such as the scarlet thread, I recently found the vine, vineyard, grape thread, which I am doing a study on, and now this gold refined by fire. I pray you will come along with me as we follow this thread and discover and learn what God wants us to learn.
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