Refining silver

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Refining silver

Source:himgirispiritual

 

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. 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: " 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 silver

was being refined.

 

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 moment. Then she asked the ilversmith, " 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 right now. 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.

 

FROM: Tarun Shahani

EMAIL: tarun_xl (AT) hotmail (DOT) com