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Slag or Treasure

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   Metals require refining in order for them to achieve their greatest value. All metals are mined from the ground as ore, mixed in with other minerals and contaminants which diminish the purity of the metals. Regardless of the planned use of the metal, there is a process through which the raw metal ore needs to pass for it to perform at its best - this process is called refinement. There are several different processes by which metals of different types are refined, but the process that has been in use the longest, and is still widely used today, is refinement through the addition of heat. Very simply, in this type of refinement, the metal ore is placed in a crucible, a vessel which can withstand extremely high temperatures, and the ore is heated to a point where the metals within the ore are liquefied. In their liquid forms, the different metals can separate from each other by flowing past each other as they settle in different layers, and any other minerals and contaminants...

What Does It Mean To Seek God

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   I have recently disclosed to those who may be reading my ramblings that I have not been working. It has now been five years since I have worked other than a little bit of casual stuff in 2020. This has not been by my own will, but in submission to God. I have had quite a few people challenge me in this, using Scripture that states that "If a man does not work, he should not eat" (2 Thess. 3:10). They also state that even the Apostle Paul worked as a tent maker while in the ministry (Acts 18:3). I cannot deny these arguments. But what people fail to discern is that just two verses later in Acts 18, in verse five, we read, " But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul began devoting himself completely to the word". So Paul acted according to his calling and relied on God to provide for his needs. We also see that the nation of Israel relied on God for 40 years in the wilderness, where He did not let them go hungry nor did their clothes even wear out (...

An Exercise of Faith

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  We are living in a time wherein more and more Christians believe that we are fast approaching the Last Days, or the Great Tribulation. I would agree with them. We are told by Jesus in Matthew 24, using a fig tree as an example, that we can tell by observing the signs of  things around us when that day is approaching. In verses 32-33 Jesus tells us "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree; As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door.", referring to the last days and the signs that Jesus had just previously laid out for the disciples, and for us. I am not going to go into great detail about what those signs are in our modern day; that is not the purpose of this entry. What I want to discuss is the strength of our faith, especially as we are in difficult times already, and harder times are on the way. Anyone who ardently works out to increase their str...

Long Overdue

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   It has been a long time since I have posted anything on this blog. The last several years have been a trial for me and my family. We have been put through difficulties that I could not have foreseen, and I would not have believed it if someone told me what was coming for us; for me. I have had to deal with my business getting shut down by God, while at the same time not seeking other sources of income. This, of course, lead to financial distress. After that came accusations, character assassination, law-fare and personal ruin, resulting in the loss of our home and my family of five living in a 200 square foot camper for five months, including fall and half a winter in a Canadian Prairie province. I don't actually know why I am writing this now or even what I am writing now, all I know is that this morning God instructed me to write. I tried working on writing down what the last seven years has been like for me and my family, but that wouldn't get itself started. Besides, I ...