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Malachi 3:3 says;
'He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.'
This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study
and they
wondered what this statement meant about the character and
nature of God.
One of the women offered to find out the
process of refining silver and get back to the
group at their next Bible Study.
That week,
the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work
work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her
curiosity about the process of refining Silver.
As she watched
the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over
the fire and let it heat
up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the
middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the
impurities. The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot;
then she thought again about the verse that says:
color'He sits as a refiner and purifier of
silver.'
She asked the silversmith if it was true that
he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time.
The man answered that yes, he
not only had to sit there
holding the silver, but he had to keep
his eyes on the silver the entire
time it was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the
flames, it would be destroyed. The woman was silent for a moment. Then
she asked the silversmith, 'How do you know when the silver is fully refined?'
He smiled at her and answered, 'Oh, that's
easy -- when I see my image in it.'
If today you are feeling the heat of the fire ,
remember that God has his
eye on you and will keep watching you until He sees His
image in you.
Pass this on or not, as you choose. But, at this very moment, someone needs to know that God is watching over them. And, whatever they're going through, they'll be a better person in the end.
'Life is a coin. You can spend
it anyway you wish, but you can only spend it once.'
Have A Wonderful Sunday And God Bless!
Marion
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