The Gift or the Gift-Giver

We have a tendency to forget. We who have been redeemed by the precious blood of Christ and adopted into his family and reconciled into his fellowship – if we are not careful, can forget what we've been saved from. So, God, in his mercy, places us in the refiner's fire from time to time. He allows us to experience pain and loss and fear – so that we might see clearly everything of ourselves that is not in Him. And this is when we are able to get down to the truth of the matter. What do we love most – the gifts or the gift-giver? • The Lord uses different things at different times in different people's lives. And what is difficult for you might not be so difficult for another. But the Lord knows how to deliver them that are his. o Financial problems o Relationships o Health o Family Whatever you are going through, God has a purpose, and He can deliver you!