Welcome to the Refiner’s Fire devotional archive. These reflections connect scripture with the choices, questions, hopes, and difficulties we face in everyday life.
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Blessings, Faith, and the Words We Speak
Numbers 6:24–26 Blessings are one of the most meaningful ways faith can be spoken into someone’s life. Sometimes a blessing comes through formal religious practice. Other times it comes through a prayer, a word of encouragement, a hand on a shoulder, or the quiet decision to speak hope instead of fear. There have been moments […]
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Blessings, Faith, and the Words We Speak
Numbers 6:24–26 Blessings are one of the most meaningful ways faith can be spoken into someone’s life. Sometimes a blessing comes through formal religious practice. Other times it comes through a prayer, a word of encouragement, a hand on a shoulder, or the quiet decision to speak hope instead of fear. There have been moments […]
Read moreRomans 12: Renewing the Mind
Romans 12:1–8 There are moments when we can feel like imposters in our own faith. We pray, we serve, we try to grow, and still thoughts creep in telling us that we are not smart enough, spiritual enough, polished enough, or worthy enough to be useful. Romans 12 speaks directly into that kind of self-doubt. […]
Read moreFaith That Looks Beyond Judgment
Matthew 8:10 The centurion’s story is one of quiet courage. As a Roman officer, he came from a people often seen as oppressors of Israel. Yet when his servant became sick, he approached Jesus with humility and faith, believing that Christ’s word alone could bring healing. What stands out to me is that Jesus did […]
Read moreWhen You Do Not Know What to Do
When You Do Not Know What to Do 2 Chronicles 20:1–22 There are moments when the hardest part of a problem is not the size of it. The hardest part is realizing that you genuinely do not know what to do next. That is where Jehoshaphat found himself in 2 Chronicles 20. A great multitude […]
Read moreWhen the Mountains Move, God Is Still Present
When the Mountains Move, God Is Still Present Psalm 46:1–3 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the […]
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