
Be strong and be brave. Don’t be afraid of those people because the Lord your God is with you. He will not fail you or leave you.” Then Moses called Joshua. All the Israelites watched while Moses said to Joshua, “Be strong and brave. You will lead these people into the land that the Lord promised to give to their ancestors. You will help the Israelites take that land and divide it among them. The Lord will lead you. He himself is with you. He will not fail you or leave you. Don’t worry. Don’t be afraid!” Deuteronomy 31:6-8 ERV:
Just as I was with Moses, I will be with you. No one will be able to stop you all your life. I will not abandon you. I will never leave you. Joshua 1:5 ERV:
Keep your lives free from the love of money. And be satisfied with what you have. God has said, “I will never leave you; I will never run away from you.” Hebrews 13:5 ERV:
God uses trials to refine, not to destroy. When the verse speaks of being tested in the furnace, it reminds us that hardship has a purpose: to remove impurities, strengthen faith, and shape our character. Rather than seeing suffering as punishment, we can view it as a refining process that draws us closer to God and makes our witness brighter. Hold fast to the promise that the Refiner is with you through the heat and that the end result is greater purity and trust. The servant is not greater than his Lord, and as Jesus was tested in the furnace of affliction and persecution, even so it is the furnace that refines us and makes us fit for real service. But always remember, “HE knows our frames and He is our strength in every trial.
“Look, I will make you pure, but not in the way you make silver pure. I will make you pure by giving you troubles. Isaiah 48:10 ERV: