Someone has said -- "It takes metal in an individual to live righteously in this world and be blameless before God." One of my favorite Old Testament characters is Joseph. You can read all about the trials, the testings, and the triumphs of Joseph's life in Genesis, chapters 37-50. Through all of his experiences, including the chains of the prison, he received that "iron in his soul" that enabled him to be the great and magnanimous ruler that could "forgive and forget" when it was within his power to "even the score a hundred fold."
The strength of his character was not something he was endowed with, but a monument that he had erected in the midst of the storm. The strength of "iron in his soul" came through his persistent discipline in refusing to yield an inch to uncleanness, injustice, or sin of any kind. I suppose that one word could sum up what will put the "strength of iron" in our souls, and that word is Discipline!
In these busy days, we must be Disciplined in our devotional life. Keeping strong spiritually through prayer, Bible study and faithful church attendance, will help to bring the "strength of iron" into our souls. And, by the way, this is Wednesday! I am looking forward (as I do every Wednesday) to the mid-week service at my church -- what a great time of blessing and encouragement as the little children sing (and sometimes they have a sweet little testimony, too), and when we leave, we feel like we have been in the presence of God and received encouragement to keep on the "Road to Glory-Land"!
Don't miss the mid-week service at your church. It will help to keep the "Metal -- the Strength of Iron in your soul"!
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