His presence purifies.
“And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.”
– Exodus 3:2
[2.Timothy 2:15, R.S.V] Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
The future would have been very different. “My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.” – 1 Kings 12:11 (KJV)
[Revelation 11:18] “The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come, and…”
Misunderstandings often arise. “When the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them.” – Joshua 22:12 (KJV)
A deadly rise in infections… “Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit.” – 1 Corinthians 6:19 NKJV
[Isaiah 55:8,9] For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.