On a
whim I signed up for metal shop in eighth-grade. I learned that iron, a
relatively soft metal, is turned into hardened steel by heat, pressure and
temperature change. The iron is repeatedly heated and pressured, then placed in
water to cool it quickly. This tempering process presses the ore’s molecules
tightly together. Character is built the same way. No one enjoys the conflicts
that forge us, yet it is in the furnace where we are made strong. Lord God, I
marvel at Your wisdom and power to transform. You deliver me from the furnace
of much affliction and turn iron to silver and brass to gold.
“This is the day that the LORD has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it!” Psalm 118:24 ESV. The table is set for a brand-new day. Only God knows exactly what is already prepared for my arrival in it. I must now leave behind days gone by and ready myself for new insight, a higher life, and greater things. Am I up for what today will bring? Only the day will tell, but the One who provides it will also carry me through it. One thing is sure; I will walk upon on sacred footprints since the Alpha and Omega has already trod this moment in advance, sprinkling blessings and divine opportunities throughout. I must pay attention so I don’t miss a thing He has placed along the path. Lord God, Lover of My Soul, today is the day You have made; I am so good with that and already rejoicing in what is to unfold. Lift me in Your arms and carry me through with faith, joy, and purpose.
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