Light Reflection-I Peter 1:6-7 Refined by Fire

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Light Reflection is from First Peter 1:6 and 7.

“In all this you greatly rejoice, though for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith-of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire-may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.”

Through the journey of our lives, there will be trials that test our faith. They might come unexpectedly. While we may not fully understand why we experience hardship, we can trust a loving God to be with us through it all.

One of the ways that God can work through our trials is to refine our faith so that it is proved genuine, not just to ourselves but others who have witnessed our journey. Sometimes, God also works through our trials to define our mission. We are moved by compassion to help those who have gone through similar experiences.

This Light Reflection inspires us to stay faithful to God through the trials of life in the Year to Shine.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com