1 Peter 4:12-19
"Heat-Treated People" - 1 Peter 4:12-19
Forged in Fire has been a wildly successful "edu-tainment" program. If you are not familiar, it is a show that pits bladesmiths against each other in a race to produce a knife or sword according to given specs and in an allotted time. The finished product is then tested in a few different ways.
In July 2025, the show had 15.9 times the audience demand of the average US show, placing it in the top 2.7% of all TV shows. There is just something about fire, and metal, and creating...
What happens when the "smith" is God, and the raw material is a human being? Does that sound......"strange"? Not to Peter. In Ch 4:12, he reminds them not to think of their "fiery trial" as an unwelcomed guest. He lays out ways to reframe their experience. He also reminds them how not to respond.
Why should God's children see difficulty differently? What does "heat-treating" do in our lives? This, and so much more, when you...
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Steve