Anapokabiliwa na hali ya mwanadamu na mtazamo wake kwa Mungu, Mungu amefanya kazi mpya, Akimruhusu mwanadamu kuwa na ufahamu Wake na utiifu Kwake, na upendo pia na ushahidi. Hivyo, mwanadamu lazima apitie usafishaji wa Mungu kwake, na pia hukumu, ushughulikiaji na upogoaji Wake kwake, ambazo pasi nazo mwanadamu hangewahi kumjua Mungu, na hangewahi kuwa na uwezo wa kumpenda kwa kweli na kuwa na ushuhuda Kwake. Usafishaji wa Mungu kwa mwanadamu sio tu kwa ajili ya athari inayoegemea upande mmoja, bali kwa ajili ya athari inayogusia pande nyingi. Ni kwa jinsi hii tu ndiyo Mungu hufanya kazi ya usafishaji kwa wale ambao wako tayari kutafuta ukweli, ili upendo na uamuzi wao ufanywe timilifu na Mungu. Kwa wale walio tayari kuutafuta ukweli na wanaomtamani Mungu, hakuna kilicho cha maana zaidi, au cha usaidizi zaidi, kuliko usafishaji kama huu. Tabia ya Mungu haijulikani wala kueleweka kwa urahisi sana na mwanadamu, kwani Mungu, hatimaye, ni Mungu. Mwishowe, haiwezekani kwa Mungu kuwa na tabia sawa na mwanadamu, na hivyo si rahisi kwa mwanadamu kujua tabia Yake. Ukweli haumilikiwi kwa asili na mwanadamu, na hauleweki kwa urahisi na wale ambao wamepotoshwa na Shetani; mwanadamu hana ukweli na hana azimio la kutia ukweli katika vitendo, na asipoteseka, na asisafishwe au kuhukumiwa, basi uamuzi wake hautawahi kufanywa timilifu. Kwa watu wote, usafishaji ni wa kutesa sana na ni mgumu sana kukubali—ilhali ni katika usafishaji ndipo Mungu huweka wazi tabia Yake ya haki kwa mwanadamu, na Huweka hadharani mahitaji Yake kwa mwanadamu, na Hutoa nuru zaidi, na upogoaji na ushughulikiaji halisi zaidi; kwa kulinganisha mambo ya hakika na ukweli, Yeye humpa mwanadamu ufahamu mkubwa zaidi kujihusu na ukweli, na Humpa mwanadamu ufahamu mkubwa zaidi wa mapenzi ya Mungu, hivyo kumruhusu mwanadamu kuwa na upendo wa kweli zaidi na safi zaidi wa Mungu. Haya ndiyo malengo ya Mungu katika kutekeleza usafishaji. Kazi yote Afanyayo Mungu kwa mwanadamu ina malengo yake na maana yake; Mungu hafanyi kazi isiyo na maana, wala Hafanyi kazi isiyo na manufaa kwa mwanadamu. Usafishaji haumaanishi kuondoa watu kutoka mbele ya Mungu, wala haumaanishi kuwaangamiza katika kuzimu. Unamaanisha kubadilisha tabia ya mwanadamu wakati wa usafishaji, kubadilisha motisha zake, mitazamo yake ya kale, kubadilisha upendo wake kwa Mungu, na kubadilisha maisha yake yote. Usafishaji ni jaribio la kweli la mwanadamu, na aina ya mafunzo halisi na ni wakati wa usafishaji tu ndipo upendo wake unaweza kutimiza wajibu wake wa asili.

Kimetoholewa kutoka katika Neno Laonekana katika Mwili

The Purpose of God’s Work of Refinement

I

Refinement is not easy for anyone, it’s very hard to accept the process. But in refinement God reveals His righteous disposition to man; He shows man His requirement, gives enlightenment, and there’s more pruning, dealing. Refinement doesn’t mean removing people from before God, nor does it mean destroying them in hell. It’s to change man’s dispositions, intentions, their old views, changing their love for God, and changing their whole life, changing their whole life.

II

Through comparing facts and truth, God gives man greater knowledge of themselves, the truth, and His will, allowing man to have truer, purer love of God. These are God’s aims as He carries out refinement. Refinement doesn’t mean removing people from before God, nor does it mean destroying them in hell. It’s to change man’s dispositions, intentions, their old views, changing their love for God, and changing their whole life, changing their whole life.

III

All the work in man has purpose and importance. God’s work is never meaningless. It always benefits man. Refinement is a test of man and a form of real training. Only through refinement can their love serve its own function. Refinement doesn’t mean removing people from before God, nor does it mean destroying them in hell. It’s to change man’s dispositions, intentions, their old views, changing their love for God, and changing their whole life, changing their whole life.

from Follow the Lamb and Sing New Songs