Character is both built and revealed by tests.
What amazes me is the nature of some of the God-sent tests. Who would want Abraham’s? Go sacrifice your son (Gen. 22:1)! What could be harder?
But even more perplexing than that, for me, is God’s willingness to allow the wicked to do big, splashy things with the intent of testing His people (Deut. 13:1-4). God grants or permits even miraculous power to false prophets in order to test folks like you and me. That’s one scary test! Passing the test requires a diligent application of all we know of God to all that is facing us.
Knowing the true God helps me spot the false one. I think I’ll go study some more...
