“Why is God doing this?”
“For You have tried us, O God; You have refined us as silver is refined. You brought us into the net; You laid an oppressive burden upon our loins. You made men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water, yet You brought us out into a place of abundance.”
– Psalm 66:10-12 NASB
[Revelation 14:6] “Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to…”
[Judges 8:27] And Gideon made an ephod … which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
The devil is real, but… “They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony.” – Revelation 12:11
Sometimes less is more. “In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise.” – Proverbs 10:19 (NKJV)
Fear is never the best motivator. “But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’” – Luke 12:20 NKJV
It works like magic! “The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” – 1 John 1:7 NKJV