“Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.”
Isaiah 48:10 KJV
God is telling Judah, through the prophet Isaiah, of them being refined in the furnace of affliction. They were stubbornly turning away from the true God, as His chosen people. Today Jesus our Redeemer has been through the furnace of affliction for us. At every point Christ has suffered on our behalf as the wrath of God came upon Him on the Cross. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth: He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so He didn’t open His mouth. As we put our faith on what Jesus suffered on our behalf, we are set free and able to behold the Lamb of God! Let’s bring every affliction and nail it to the Cross and walk in the victory of our Redeemer. Hallelujah!
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