This Daily Devotional is an excerpt from the book "A Day of Feasting" by Pastor Jon.
"A Day of Feasting" is a collection of 365 short devotions from the Old Testament books of Joshua through Malachi.
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C. H. Spurgeon said that affliction is the tuner of the harp and the sanctifier of the son. I like that. How did David have such intimacy with the Lord, such passion for the Lord, such understanding of the Lord that He could write the psalms he wrote? His passion, wisdom, and understanding came from places like Ziph and Keilah - where people were chasing him down, where he was betrayed by people he had helped, where he would feel forsaken and alone - where God could deal with him.
How long does the process of affliction or refining go on? Longer than you might think. It takes awhile for the impurities to be burnt off, for the reflection of His face to be seen from my life or yours.