Wednesday, June 18, 2025

When GOD Tests the Heart – Proverbs 17:3 (Interwoven with New Testament Truth) / जब परमेश्वर मन की जांच करता है – नीतिवचन 17:3 (नए नियम कीसच्चाईयों के साथ)

 



 🔥 When GOD Tests the Heart – Proverbs 17:3 (Interwoven with New Testament Truth)

 

“The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.” – Proverbs 17:3


We often talk about GOD as our Shepherd, our Provider, our Father. But this verse reveals something deeper—HE is also our Refiner.


Just like a silversmith burns away impurities with fire, GOD uses divine tests to expose and purify our hearts. And this is not just a theme in Proverbs—it runs straight through the New Testament.

🌑 Not Everyone Can See What GOD Sees


People look at the outward actions—but GOD looks into the motives. JESUS made that very clear. 

In Matthew 23, HE sharply rebukes the Pharisees—not for murder or theft—but for their hidden hypocrisy:


“You clean the outside by of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence…” (Matthew 23:25) 


And then HE says something that connects directly with Proverbs:

“First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.” (v.26)


That’s what GOD is after. Not polished religion, but purified hearts.



🔥 Trials Are GOD’s Refiner’s Fire


Peter, who once failed under pressure, understood this deeply. In his first letter, he writes

 

“…for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when JESUS CHRIST is revealed.”

1 Peter 1:6–7

 

Just like gold is tested in fire, faith is tested in trials. GOD allows fire not to destroy you, but to burn away fear, pride, self-dependence, and sin, and to bring out pure, genuine faith.



✝️ JESUS Tests the Hearts, Too

When JESUS walked on earth, HE didn’t just heal bodies—HE read hearts.

• HE saw faith in the friends who tore open a roof to bring the paralyzed man.

• HE saw hypocrisy in those who questioned HIM with flattery.

• HE saw the widow’s two copper coins and called it great generosity, because HE saw her heart.

JESUS never judged by appearances. HE always looked for what was real.

 

Even after resurrection, in Revelation 2:23, JESUS says:

 

“I am HE who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.”

Yes—the LORD still tests hearts.



🧎‍♂️ What Should We Do When Tested?

 

Instead of asking, “Why is this happening to me?”, ask:

“LORD, what are You showing me in this?”

 

Every hardship, delay, betrayal, and pain could be GOD’s furnace to:

• Reveal your hidden fear or pride.

• Cleanse you of bitterness or envy.

• Refine your dependence on HIM alone.

 

Paul puts it like this:

 

“We also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.”

Romans 5:3–4


GOD is not trying to harm you. HE’s building something eternal in you.



🕊 Final Thoughts


If you’re feeling the heat—remember: GOD doesn’t waste fire.


The furnace may feel painful. But the Refiner’s hand is steady. HE knows how long to hold you in. HE knows what HE’s doing.

 

And when you come out, you will look less like yourself… and more like JESUS.


“Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the LORD has promised to those who love HIM.”

James 1:12

 

Let HIM test your heart. Let HIM purify you. Because what comes out of the fire is not just faith—it’s beauty, maturity, and the fragrance of CHRIST.

 

May GOD Bless our Readers!

हिन्दी अनुवाद


🔥 जब परमेश्वर मन की जांच करता है – नीतिवचन 17:3 (नए नियम कीसच्चाईयों के साथ)

 

“चाँदी के लिये कुठाली, और सोने के लिये भट्ठी है, परन्तु यहोवा मन को परखताहै।” – नीतिवचन 17:3

 

हम अक्सर परमेश्वर को हमारा चरवाहा, हमारा पालनहार और पिता कहते हैं।लेकिन यह पद हमें एक और गहरा सत्य दिखाता है — वह हमारा परखनेवाला भी है।

 

जिस तरह चाँदी और सोने को शुद्ध करने के लिए आग में तपाया जाता है, उसी तरहपरमेश्वर भी हमारे हृदय की गहराइयों को परखता और शुद्ध करता है। और यह सिर्फपुराना नियम नहीं, पूरे बाइबल में यही सत्य दोहराया गया है।

 

 

🌑 परमेश्वर वह देखता है जो लोग नहीं देख सकते

 

लोग हमारे बाहरी कामों को देखते हैं, लेकिन परमेश्वर हमारे मन के विचार औरउद्देश्य को देखता है।

यीशु ने यह बहुत साफ किया जब उन्होंने मत्ती 23 में फ़रीसियों को फटकारा — उनके चोरी या हत्या के लिए नहीं, बल्कि उनके छिपे हुए पाखंड के लिए:

 

“तुम प्याले और थाली के ऊपर का भाग तो स्वच्छ करते हो, परन्तु भीतर वे लूटऔर अति खाओ-पियो से भरे हुए हैं… पहले प्याले के भीतर के भाग को स्वच्छकरो, तब उसका बाहर का भाग भी स्वच्छ होगा।” – मत्ती 23:25–26

 

परमेश्वर को सिर्फ दिखावा नहीं चाहिए — वह शुद्ध हृदय चाहता है।



🔥 परीक्षाएँ — परमेश्वर की शुद्ध करनेवाली आग


पतरस, जो एक समय में दबाव में यीशु का इनकार कर बैठा था, बाद में इस गहरीसच्चाई को समझ गया।

पतरस 1:6–7 में वह लिखता है:


“अब यदि आवश्यक हो तो थोड़े समय के लिये तुम अनेक प्रकार की परीक्षाओंके कारण शोकित हो, ताकि तुम्हारा खरा विश्वास… जो आग से तपा हुआसोना भी नाश हो जाता है, उससे कहीं अधिक बहुमूल्य है, यीशु मसीह के प्रकटहोने पर प्रशंसा और महिमा और आदर का कारण ठहरे।”


जिस तरह सोना भट्ठी में तपा कर शुद्ध किया जाता है, उसी तरह हमाराविश्वास भी परीक्षाओं में परखा जाता है।

परमेश्वर हमें तोड़ने के लिए आग नहीं लाता — वह हमें आत्मनिर्भरताअहंकारऔर पाप से मुक्त करने के लिए लाता है।



✝️ यीशु आज भी हृदयों की जांच करता है

 

जब यीशु पृथ्वी पर थे, उन्होंने केवल बीमारों को चंगा नहीं किया — उन्होंने हृदयों कोदेखा और परखा।

• उन्होंने उस विश्वास को देखा जब लोग एक लकवे के रोगी कोछत तोड़कर नीचे लाए।

• उन्होंने उस पाखंड को देखा जब फ़रीसी मीठे शब्दों में सवालकरते थे।

• उन्होंने उस विधवा के दो ताम्र के सिक्कों में महान उदारता कोदेखा, क्योंकि उन्होंने उसका दिल देखा।

 

यीशु कभी बाहरी रूप से न्याय नहीं करते — वह हमेशा दिल में झांकते हैं।


यहाँ तक कि पुनरुत्थान के बाद भी, प्रकाशितवाक्य 2:23 में यीशु कहते हैं:


“मैं ही वह हूँ जो मनुष्य के मन और हृदय की जांच करता हूँ; और मैं तुम में सेहर एक को उसके कामों के अनुसार प्रतिफल दूँगा।”


हाँ — परमेश्वर आज भी हृदयों की जांच करता है।



🧎‍♂️ जब आप परीक्षा में हों तो क्या करें?


जब हम आग में पड़ते हैं, तो हमें पूछना चाहिए:


हे प्रभुतू मुझसे क्या प्रकट कर रहा है?”

 

हर एक कठिनाई, देरी, चोट और दुख परमेश्वर की भट्ठी हो सकती है, जो:

• हमारे छिपे हुए डर या घमंड को उजागर करे,

• कड़वाहट या ईर्ष्या को जला दे,

• हमें सिर्फ उसी पर निर्भर रहना सिखाए।

 

पौलुस कहता है:


“हम क्लेशों में भी घमण्ड करें, क्योंकि हम जानते हैं कि क्लेश से धीरज, औरधीरज से खरा निकलना, और खरे निकलने से आशा उत्पन्न होती है।” – रोमियों 5:3–4

 

परमेश्वर हमें चोट पहुँचाने नहींबल्कि हमारे अंदर अनन्त सामर्थ्य को गढ़ने के लिएहमें परखता है। 


🕊 अंतिम विचार


यदि आप आज जीवन की आग में तप रहे हैं, तो याद रखें: परमेश्वर की आग व्यर्थनहीं जाती।


उसकी भट्ठी भले ही पीड़ा देती हो, पर उसका हाथ कभी डगमगाता नहीं। वह जानताहै आपको कितना तपाना है, कब निकालना है, और किस स्वरूप में लाना है।


और जब आप निकलेंगे — आप पहले जैसे नहीं होंगे।

आप यीशु की तरह होंगे।


“धन्य है वह मनुष्य जो परीक्षा में स्थिर बना रहता है, क्योंकि जब वह खरानिकलेगा, तब जीवन का वह मुकुट पाएगा, जिसकी प्रतिज्ञा प्रभु ने उन से की हैजो उससे प्रेम रखते हैं।” – याकूब 1:12

 

अपने हृदय को परखने देजिएशुद्ध करने देजिएक्योंकि जो उस अग्नि से बाहरनिकलेगा — वह केवल विश्वास नहींबल्कि सुंदरतापरिपक्वता और मसीह कीमहक लेकर निकलेगा।


परमेश्वर हमारे सभी पाठकों को आशीष दें!

When GOD Tests the Heart – Proverbs 17:3 (Interwoven with New Testament Truth) / जब परमेश्वर मन की जांच करता है – नीतिवचन 17:3 (नए नियम कीसच्चाईयों के साथ)

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