Here is today’s Bible reading:1 Kings 9:1-10:29; Acts 8:14-40; Psalm 130:1-8; Proverbs 17:2-3.
Proverbs 17:3 (NIV)
The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,
but the Lord tests the heart.
Our trials are the furnace God uses to remove the impurities of our lives. How is God testing and refining you today? Will you thank Him for this sanctifying work that is for your good in making you more like Jesus?
Like the Apostle Paul, I want more than anything to know Christ (Phil. 3:10). I do not want to simply know about Him. I want to know Him-- personally, intimately, and experientially. It is not enough for me to hear about Him. I want to see Him with my own eyes.
With My Own Eyes 
Lori Lincoln
June 12, 2012 at 11:25 am
I have learned to embrace the sometimes very painful, process. Not perfectly, but I see my gratitude growing, maturing. If anyone had told me I would be learning humility at 60 years old, I would not have believed you. I’m stunned. And grateful. And surprised everyday at what I didn’t know all along. “)
Joanne Walker
June 12, 2012 at 3:45 pm
I can relate to your testimony as well, Lori at 65! Always more to learn’
Joanne Walker
June 12, 2012 at 3:47 pm
Love Psalm 130:5 “I am counting on the LORD; yes, I am counting on Him. I put my hope in his Word.