...suspects that the pidgin English has more to do with India than with Africa. 48 Cf. Isaiah 48:10: "Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction." <9 Sterne originally wrote: "my wife — & I wish I could not add my Daughter (for she has debauch'd...

...will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off. '"Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. "For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I...

...God to shape us into His very own handcrafted tool, the devil knows that he is in trouble. Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I...

...to illustrate His desire for a pure believer who has come through the fires of God's hand. Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction, Isaiah 48:10. And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and he shall purify the sons of...

...my anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off. [Isa.48: 10] Behold I refined thee, but not with silver: I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. [Isa.48: 11] For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted?...

...affliction to utterly consume them. Jehovah tried the Jewish nation according to the following: "Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction." - Isaiah 48:10 God is proclaiming to the nation of Israel that He will put them through a refining...

...feelings you will know you have some dying to self to do, but look at the reward! Isaiah 48:10 — Behold I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. Had you thought of this verse as appropriate only for those with personal physical suffering, perhaps?...

...dare not waste either my time or my faith by allowing them to slip away from me. Isaiah 48:10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. When my daughter was very young, just a few months past her second birthday, there was an accident...

...Galatians 5:22 What the enemy intends for evil, God turns for good in the lives of His people. "Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction" (Isaiah 48:10). Though certain people may have caused you much pain, a greater love can be rooted in...

...victory in Christ. I love you more than you ever will understand, and I can see your pain. Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. Behold, I have graven thee on the palms of my hands so that thee might say: Behold, the Lord God will...