Job 23:10

Job 23:10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. This is a great verse from the book of Job. Job is reminding his three friends that God knows his heart. God knows what he is doing and why he is doing it. And Job is willing to rest in God and let God be in charge of his life. Job says that God will do what is right and eventually, his three friends will know the truth. Job uses a picture of a refiner who is purifying gold. The Gold is mixed with impurities, so the refiner heats it hot, hot. Gold is heavy, so it sinks to the bottom of the liquid metals. The refiner pours off the impure metals from the top of the melting pot. Then he heats it up again. As the mixture gets hot again and turns to liquid, more of the impure metals float to the top and again are poured off. Eventually, only the pure gold is left in the refiner’s pot. That is what Job was going through. God was letting Satan torment Job, but Job was faithful to God. After Satan’s torture, Job actually trusted God more than he did before Satan’s attacks. Job became stronger! If we trust God, He will help us to become stronger and stronger. God will never put more on us than we can handle. God does not want to break us; God wants to strengthen us! Unlike Satan, God loves us and wants only what is best for us.